Protein
Tubulin beta chain
Organism
Pneumocystis carinii
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.
Similarity
Belongs to the tubulin family.
Sequence
MREIVHLQTGQCGNQIGASFWSTISGEHGLDSTGVYQGTSDLQLERMNVYFNEASGGKYVPRSILIDLEPGTMDAVRSGPFGNLFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVVRREAEACDCLQGFQITHSLGGGTGAGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRMMATFSVVPSPKVSDTVVEPYNATLSVHQLVENSDETFCIDNEALYDICMRTLKLPDPGYGDLNHLVSAVMSGITTCLRFPGQLNSDLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFIVGFAPLTSKGSHSFRSLTVPELTQQMFDAKNMMAASDPRHGRYLTVAAIFRGRVSMKEVEDQMHSVQQKNSSYFVEWIPNNVQTALCSIPPRGLKMSSTFIGNSTSIQELFKRVGDQFSAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVSEYQQYEIAGVDEEVELDDEIET