Protein
Tubulin alpha-1 chain
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
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
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTVGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGKHVPRAVFVDLEPTVVDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIVDLVLDRIRKLADQCTGLQGFLIFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFAIYPAPQVSTAVVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLIGQIVSSITASLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLVTYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPANQMVKCDPRHGKYMACCMLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPPTVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSEAREDLAALEKDYEEVGMDSGDGEGEGAEEY