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TUA6 Tubulin/FtsZ family protein [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 827154, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
TUA6
Official Full Name
Tubulin/FtsZ family protein
Primary source
TAIR:AT4G14960
Locus tag
AT4G14960
See related
Araport:AT4G14960
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
Tubulin alpha-6
Summary
Encodes an alpha-tubulin isoform required for right handed helical growth.
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Genomic context

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See TUA6 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
chromosome: 4
Exon count:
3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_003075.7 (8548417..8550495, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_003075.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Survival protein SurE-like phosphatase/nucleotidase Neighboring gene amine oxidase 1 Neighboring gene SNARE associated Golgi protein family Neighboring gene membrane-associated progesterone binding protein 4 Neighboring gene fanconi anemia group D2 protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003075.7

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Growth stimulation in inflorescences of an Arabidopsis tubulin mutant under microgravity conditions in space. Hoson T, et al. Plant Biol (Stuttg), 2014 Jan. PMID 24148142
  2. An Arabidopsis thaliana tubulin mutant with conditional root-skewing phenotype. Ishida T, et al. J Plant Res, 2007 Sep. PMID 17641820
  3. Altered microtubule dynamics by expression of modified alpha-tubulin protein causes right-handed helical growth in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Abe T, et al. Plant J, 2005 Jul. PMID 15998306
  4. GFP-tagging of cell components reveals the dynamics of subcellular re-organization in response to infection of Arabidopsis by oomycete pathogens. Takemoto D, et al. Plant J, 2003 Feb. PMID 12609049
  5. Arabidopsis tubulin folding cofactor B interacts with alpha-tubulin in vivo. Dhonukshe P, et al. Plant Cell Physiol, 2006 Oct. PMID 16928693

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. The degree of growth stimulation tended to be higher in the tua6 mutant than the wild-type Columbia.
    Title: Growth stimulation in inflorescences of an Arabidopsis tubulin mutant under microgravity conditions in space.
  2. Cys213Tyr mutant roots twist in a right-handed direction and have shallow left-handed cortical microtubule arrays when challenged with low doses of microtubule drugs.
    Title: An Arabidopsis thaliana tubulin mutant with conditional root-skewing phenotype.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Homology

NM_117582.4
NM_179057.1

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
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enables structural constituent of cytoskeleton IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables structural constituent of cytoskeleton ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to gravity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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acts_upstream_of_or_within microtubule cytoskeleton organization IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in microtubule-based process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in cytosol HDA PubMed 
located_in microtubule IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in nucleolus HDA PubMed 
located_in nucleus ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
more info
  
located_in plant-type cell wall HDA PubMed 
located_in plasma membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in plasmodesma HDA PubMed 
part_of tubulin complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in vacuole HDA PubMed 

General protein information

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Preferred Names
Tubulin/FtsZ family protein
NP_193232.1
  • TUA6; FUNCTIONS IN: protein binding, structural constituent of cytoskeleton; INVOLVED IN: response to salt stress, microtubule cytoskeleton organization, cellular response to gravity; LOCATED IN: in 8 components; EXPRESSED IN: 26 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 16 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Alpha tubulin (InterPro:IPR002452), Tubulin (InterPro:IPR000217), Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain (InterPro:IPR003008), Tubulin/FtsZ, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR019746), Tubulin/FtsZ, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR008280), Tubulin, conserved site (InterPro:IPR017975), Tubulin/FtsZ, 2-layer sandwich domain (InterPro:IPR018316); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: tubulin alpha-2 chain (TAIR:AT1G50010.1); Has 22664 Blast hits to 22566 proteins in 4681 species: Archae - 4; Bacteria - 25; Metazoa - 4398; Fungi - 13427; Plants - 1532; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 3278 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_849388.1
  • TUA6; FUNCTIONS IN: protein binding, structural constituent of cytoskeleton; INVOLVED IN: response to salt stress, microtubule cytoskeleton organization, cellular response to gravity; LOCATED IN: in 8 components; EXPRESSED IN: 27 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 16 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Alpha tubulin (InterPro:IPR002452), Tubulin (InterPro:IPR000217), Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain (InterPro:IPR003008), Tubulin/FtsZ, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR019746), Tubulin/FtsZ, C-terminal (InterPro:IPR008280), Tubulin, conserved site (InterPro:IPR017975), Tubulin/FtsZ, 2-layer sandwich domain (InterPro:IPR018316); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: tubulin alpha-2 chain (TAIR:AT1G50010.1); Has 22344 Blast hits to 22275 proteins in 4636 species: Archae - 4; Bacteria - 22; Metazoa - 4264; Fungi - 13337; Plants - 1462; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 3255 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003075.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    8548417..8550495 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_117582.4 → NP_193232.1  Tubulin/FtsZ family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_193232.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P29511
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178UXP7, A0A5S9XT55, Q944I2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PLN00221
    Location:1 → 450
    PLN00221; tubulin alpha chain; Provisional

  2. NM_179057.1 → NP_849388.1  Tubulin/FtsZ family protein [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_849388.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B9DFF8, Q944I2
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PLN00221
    Location:1 → 426
    PLN00221; tubulin alpha chain; Provisional
    cd02186
    Location:2 → 386
    alpha_tubulin; The alpha-tubulin family
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P29511.1

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