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TUBB gene

tubulin beta class I

Key facts

Official symbol
TUBB
Full name
TUBB
Chromosome
6
Map location
6p21.33
Organism
Homo sapiens
NCBI Gene ID
203068
Also known as
CDCBM6, CSCSC1, M40, OK/SW-cl.56, TUBB1, TUBB5

Function summary

This gene encodes a beta tubulin protein. This protein forms a dimer with alpha tubulin and acts as a structural component of microtubules. Mutations in this gene cause cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 6. Alternative splicing results in multiple splice variants. There are multiple pseudogenes for this gene on chromosomes 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 13. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014].

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Data source: NCBI Gene · alsesAI Gene Library