Rabbit anti-Human TUBA4A Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P68366

Target Species

Human

Target Name

TUBA4A

Target Full Name

Tubulin alpha-4A chain

Target 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.

Target Involvement

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 22, with or without frontotemporal dementia (ALS22)

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.

Target Protein Families

Tubulin family

Target Synonyms

Alpha-tubulin 1; ALS22; B ALPHA 1; bA408E5.3; H2 ALPHA; Hum a tub1; Hum a tub2; LIS3; MGC171407; MGC55332; TBA4A_HUMAN; Testis-specific alpha-tubulin; TUBA1; TUBA1A; tuba1l; Tuba4a; Tubulin alpha 1 chain; Tubulin alpha; Tubulin alpha-1 chain; tubulin alpha-1B chain; Tubulin alpha-4A chain; Tubulin H2-alpha; Tubulin, alpha 1 (testis specific); tubulin, alpha 1, like; Tubulin, alpha 4a; Tubulin, alpha, testis-specific; Tubulin, alpha-1

Target Background

Microtubules of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton perform essential and diverse functions and are composed of a heterodimer of alpha and beta tubulin. The genes encoding these microtubule constituents are part of 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 and they are highly conserved among and between species. This gene encodes an alpha tubulin that is a highly conserved homolog of a rat testis-specific alpha tubulin. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.