Protein Name alpha-Tubulin at 85E
Organism Drosophila melanogaster
Gene ID 41183
Gene Symbol

alphaTub85E

UniProt P06604 (TBA2_DROME)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 6
Total Number of Articles : 7
Description

alpha-Tubulin at 85E

Gene Summary

A structural constituent of cytoskeleton. Involved in unidimensional cell growth. Located in cytoplasmic microtubule and spindle microtubule. Is expressed in several structures, including adult head; embryonic hindgut; imaginal disc; larval muscle cell; and sensory organ cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in keratoconus. Orthologous to several human genes including TUBA1B (tubulin alpha 1b); TUBA1C (tubulin alpha 1c); and TUBA3C (tubulin alpha 3c). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • alpha-Tubulin at 85E
  • CG9476-PA
  • alpha tubulin
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Properties