Protein
Intraflagellar transport protein 81
Organism
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Function
Component of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) complex B: together with IFT74, forms a tubulin-binding module that specifically mediates transport of tubulin within the cilium. Binds tubulin via its CH (calponin-homology)-like region. Required for ciliogenesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the IFT81 family.
Sequence
MGDVSYIVDSLGLPPFSYQMSLLSFTEKGPQELLQLLSDVFSTISPKHQKVDVAKEVPDQTADRLIGFLKIIKYRPNVQDPLLFRQLVAAGDRETLYQILRWVVPQAQLLEKRAFVGYYLSFPDMPEEFNFDPDIMELKEEIKAMQQEFIELHKSSDAIKTLSKDTQALKNKIKSLEEEKERLGEKVERAKGAVDKLPDRSSYMEVCTNLRKQQDEEVNLSTAIQTQRALQEKAEASYHRAAARLRELQTSYQEGSAGKLLETLNEDVKNLRAQVNERYPKEVEKRQKRQAALSEALASGISTEMDLQRLQHQATALHNQITEIQERKVAQDKARQGDKAYLQLRQAQQMATVSARKKEELGAKQERLQEKKTALTAQLDKLNAEGGGSGAVFSEEEWRTKYESMKSKLPIYKKMKKELGDLEAEVFVLAHTEELLASQEGGLLEKVKRLEKQQGISGFTETAQHLEKVSEAKSQMDEEKGMTLIEISRTVEEINNAINQRKQQLAPQIKKLRSVRQDFAEFEAKYLEKKTAYDNVVATFEARTSALEGEVSGLKAEVSENETKYHMLHCQLHITDQNIKKVTSGPAAERLRDKYEAKVKEAEDSTKALRDRQREIKDTHSTGLSQIDIMNDMLRLLQLKLNLARGIAVDMSQYGGGGGAAGGANGGMAGQTYDTGSANVLQL