Molecular weight (DA)
50kD
Immunogen
The antiserum was produced against synthesized Acetyl-peptide derived from human TUBA1B around the Acetylation site of Lys352. AA range:311-360
Specificity
Acetyl-Tubulin α (K352) Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of Tubulin α protein only when acetylated at K352.
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Dilution rate
Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. ELISA: 1/20000. Not yet tested in other applications.
Purification process (Immunogen)
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Background
Microtubules of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton perform essential and diverse functions and are composed of a heterodimer of alpha and beta tubulins. The genes encoding these microtubule constituents belong to the tubulin superfamily, which is composed of six distinct families. Genes from the alpha, beta and gamma tubulin families are found in all eukaryotes. The alpha and beta tubulins represent the major components of microtubules, while gamma tubulin plays a critical role in the nucleation of microtubule assembly. There are multiple alpha and beta tubulin genes, which are highly conserved among species. This gene encodes alpha tubulin and is highly similar to the mouse and rat Tuba1 genes. Northern blotting studies have shown that the gene expression is predominantly found in morphologically differentiated neurologic cells. This gene is one of three alpha-tubulin genes in a cluster on chromosome 12q.
Function
disease:Defects in TUBA1A are the cause of lissencephaly type 3 (LIS3) [MIM:611603]. LIS is characterized by a smooth brain surface due to the absence (agyria) or reduction (pachygyria) of surface convolutions. It is often associated with psychomotor retardation and seizures. LIS3 features include agyria or pachygyria or laminar heterotopia, severe mental retardation, motor delay, variable presence of seizures, and abnormalities of corpus callosum, hippocampus, cerebellar vermis and brainstem.,function:Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha-chain.,PTM:Undergoes a tyrosination/detyrosination cycle, the cyclic removal and re-addition of a C-terminal tyrosine residue by the enzymes tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP) and tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL), resp
Gene Name
TUBA1A/TUBA1B/TUBA1C/TUBA3C/TUBA4A/TUBA8
Protein name
Tubulin alpha-1A chain/Tubulin alpha-1B chain/Tubulin alpha-1C chain/Tubulin alpha-3C/D chain/Tubulin alpha-4A chain/Tubulin alpha-8 chain
Other name
TUBA1A; TUBA3; Tubulin alpha-1A chain; Alpha-tubulin 3; Tubulin B-alpha-1; Tubulin alpha-3 chain; TUBA1B; Tubulin alpha-1B chain; Alpha-tubulin ubiquitous; Tubulin K-alpha-1; Tubulin alpha-ubiquitous chain; TUBA1C; TUBA6;Tubulin alpha-6 chain; TUBA3C; TUBA2; TUBA3D; Tubulin alpha-3C/D chain; Alpha-tubulin 2; Alpha-tubulin 3C/D; Tubulin alpha-2 chain; TUBA4A; TUBA1; Tubulin alpha-4A chain; Alpha-tubulin 1; Testis-specific alpha-tubulin;
Fields
>>Phagosome;>>Apoptosis;>>Tight junction;>>Gap junction;>>Alzheimer disease;>>Parkinson disease;>>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;>>Huntington disease;>>Prion disease;>>Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases;>>Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection;>>Salmonella infection
Human protein sequence Database
Q71U36
Mouse protein sequence database
P68369
Rat protein sequence database
P68370
Cellular localization
Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
Tissue expression
Expressed at a high level in fetal brain.