Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 51807
Gene name Tubulin alpha 8
Gene symbol TUBA8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CDCBM8MACTHC2TUBAL2
Chromosome 22
Chromosome location 22q11.21
Summary This gene encodes a member of the alpha tubulin protein family. Alpha tubulins are one of two core protein families (alpha and beta tubulins) that heterodimerize and assemble to form microtubules. Mutations in this gene are associated with polymicrogyria
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2234333 A>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs138073466 A>T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs878853254 GTTGCTTCCCTCTC>- Pathogenic Intron variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT018195 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT019370 hsa-miR-148b-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT1463010 hsa-miR-124 CLIP-seq
MIRT1463011 hsa-miR-1343 CLIP-seq
MIRT1463012 hsa-miR-3714 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000226 Process Microtubule cytoskeleton organization IBA
GO:0000278 Process Mitotic cell cycle IBA
GO:0001669 Component Acrosomal vesicle IEA
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605742 12410 ENSG00000183785
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NY65
Protein name Tubulin alpha-8 chain (EC 3.6.5.-) (Alpha-tubulin 8) (Tubulin alpha chain-like 2) [Cleaved into: Dephenylalaninated tubulin alpha-8 chain]
Protein function Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. Microtubules grow by the addition of GTP-tubulin dimers to the microtubule en
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00091 Tubulin 3 214 Tubulin/FtsZ family, GTPase domain Domain
PF03953 Tubulin_C 263 393 Tubulin C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Preferentially expressed in heart, skeletal muscle and testis. Expressed at low levels in the developing brain. Expressed in megakaryocytes and platelets (PubMed:34704371). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20466094, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34704371}.
Sequence
Sequence length 449
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Phagosome
Apoptosis
Tight junction
Gap junction
Motor proteins
Alzheimer disease
Parkinson disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Huntington disease
Prion disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection
Salmonella infection
  Microtubule-dependent trafficking of connexons from Golgi to the plasma membrane
MHC class II antigen presentation
Separation of Sister Chromatids
Resolution of Sister Chromatid Cohesion
HSP90 chaperone cycle for steroid hormone receptors (SHR)
Recruitment of NuMA to mitotic centrosomes
Recycling pathway of L1
Cilium Assembly
RHO GTPases activate IQGAPs
RHO GTPases Activate Formins
COPI-mediated anterograde transport
COPI-dependent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic
COPI-independent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic
Mitotic Prometaphase
The role of GTSE1 in G2/M progression after G2 checkpoint
Carboxyterminal post-translational modifications of tubulin
HCMV Early Events
Aggrephagy
EML4 and NUDC in mitotic spindle formation
Sealing of the nuclear envelope (NE) by ESCRT-III
Kinesins
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Macrothrombocytopenia, isolated, 2, autosomal dominant Pathogenic rs2123699789 RCV002248333
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Duane retraction syndrome Uncertain significance rs902561974 RCV003984293
Microcephaly Uncertain significance rs766213612 RCV001252703
Polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs761087286, rs762265885, rs140202346, rs878853254, rs151102020, rs773537011, rs140547351, rs768178362 RCV001336460
RCV001336461
RCV000147831
RCV000005048
RCV000765606
RCV000765607
RCV000681485
RCV000723349
TUBA8-related disorder Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs145621219, rs2234338, rs774380642, rs375636209, rs754515296, rs145407514, rs940095586, rs779106716, rs903056481, rs2517706266, rs759100008, rs137904008, rs138073466 RCV003905204
RCV003965048
RCV004757506
RCV003933390
RCV004757534
RCV003927445
RCV003900950
RCV003948945
RCV004757606
RCV003949232
RCV003942380
RCV003902749
RCV003962681
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Bipolar Disorder Associate 16380905
Femur Head Necrosis Associate 35126370
Genetic Diseases Inborn Associate 34704371
Heart Septal Defects Ventricular Associate 19268070
Iliotibial Band Syndrome Associate 34704371
Lissencephaly Associate 19896110
Neurologic Manifestations Associate 22591407
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Associate 19896110
Polymicrogyria Associate 19896110
Spondylitis Ankylosing Associate 35126370