ID   TBA2_GOSHI              Reviewed;         450 AA.
AC   Q6VAG0;
DT   11-OCT-2004, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   05-JUL-2004, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 72.
DE   RecName: Full=Tubulin alpha-2 chain;
DE   AltName: Full=Alpha-2-tubulin;
OS   Gossypium hirsutum (Upland cotton) (Gossypium mexicanum).
OC   Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta;
OC   Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae;
OC   rosids; malvids; Malvales; Malvaceae; Malvoideae; Gossypium.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=3635;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RA   Feng J.-X., Wei G., Wang L., Ji S.-J., Zhang T.-Z., Zhu Y.-X.;
RT   "Cloning and expression of nine tubulin genes from elongating cotton fiber
RT   cells.";
RL   Submitted (JUL-2003) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds
CC       two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one
CC       at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Dimer of alpha and beta chains. A typical microtubule is a
CC       hollow water-filled tube with an outer diameter of 25 nm and an inner
CC       diameter of 15 nM. Alpha-beta heterodimers associate head-to-tail to
CC       form protofilaments running lengthwise along the microtubule wall with
CC       the beta-tubulin subunit facing the microtubule plus end conferring a
CC       structural polarity. Microtubules usually have 13 protofilaments but
CC       different protofilament numbers can be found in some organisms and
CC       specialized cells.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
CC   -!- PTM: Undergoes a tyrosination/detyrosination cycle, the cyclic removal
CC       and re-addition of a C-terminal tyrosine residue by the enzymes tubulin
CC       tyrosine carboxypeptidase (TTCP) and tubulin tyrosine ligase (TTL),
CC       respectively. {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- PTM: Acetylation of alpha chains at Lys-40 stabilizes microtubules and
CC       affects affinity and processivity of microtubule motors. This
CC       modification has a role in multiple cellular functions, ranging from
CC       cell motility, cell cycle progression or cell differentiation to
CC       intracellular trafficking and signaling (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the tubulin family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; AY345604; AAQ92662.1; -; mRNA.
DR   RefSeq; NP_001313788.1; NM_001326859.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q6VAG0; -.
DR   SMR; Q6VAG0; -.
DR   PRIDE; Q6VAG0; -.
DR   GeneID; 107898755; -.
DR   KEGG; ghi:107898755; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000189702; Genome assembly.
DR   GO; GO:0005737; C:cytoplasm; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0005874; C:microtubule; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0005525; F:GTP binding; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0005200; F:structural constituent of cytoskeleton; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0000226; P:microtubule cytoskeleton organization; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0007017; P:microtubule-based process; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0000278; P:mitotic cell cycle; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   Gene3D; 1.10.287.600; -; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.30.1330.20; -; 1.
DR   Gene3D; 3.40.50.1440; -; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR002452; Alpha_tubulin.
DR   InterPro; IPR008280; Tub_FtsZ_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR000217; Tubulin.
DR   InterPro; IPR037103; Tubulin/FtsZ-like_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR018316; Tubulin/FtsZ_2-layer-sand-dom.
DR   InterPro; IPR036525; Tubulin/FtsZ_GTPase_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR023123; Tubulin_C.
DR   InterPro; IPR017975; Tubulin_CS.
DR   InterPro; IPR003008; Tubulin_FtsZ_GTPase.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11588; PTHR11588; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00091; Tubulin; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF03953; Tubulin_C; 1.
DR   PRINTS; PR01162; ALPHATUBULIN.
DR   PRINTS; PR01161; TUBULIN.
DR   SMART; SM00864; Tubulin; 1.
DR   SMART; SM00865; Tubulin_C; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF52490; SSF52490; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF55307; SSF55307; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00227; TUBULIN; 1.
PE   2: Evidence at transcript level;
KW   Acetylation; Cytoplasm; Cytoskeleton; GTP-binding; Microtubule;
KW   Nucleotide-binding; Reference proteome.
FT   CHAIN           1..450
FT                   /note="Tubulin alpha-2 chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000048176"
FT   BINDING         142..148
FT                   /ligand="GTP"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:37565"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT   SITE            450
FT                   /note="Involved in polymerization"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   MOD_RES         40
FT                   /note="N6-acetyllysine"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   450 AA;  49541 MW;  4A04B06543419980 CRC64;
     MRECISIHIG QAGIQVGNAC WELYCLEHGI QPDGQMPSDK TVGGGDDAFN TFFSETGAGK
     HVPRAVFVDL EPTVIDEVRT GAYRQLFHPE QLISGKEDAA NNFARGHYTI GKEIVDLCLD
     RIRKLADNCT GLQGFLVFNA VGGGTGSGLG SLLLERLSVD YGKKSKLGFT VYPSPQVSTS
     VVEPYNSVLS THSLLEHTDV AVLLDNEAIY DICRRSLDIE RPTYTNLNRL VSQVISSLTA
     SLRFDGALNV DVTEFQTNLV PYPRIHFMLS SYAPVISAEK AYHEQLSVAE ITNSAFEPSS
     MMAKCDPRHG KYMACCLMYR GDVVPKDVNA AVASIKTKRT IQFVDWCPTG FKCGINYQPP
     TVVPGGDLAK VQRAVCMISN STSVAEVFSR IDHKFDLMYA KRAFIHWYVG EGMEEGEFSE
     AREDLAALEK DYEEVGAESA EGDEGEDDEY