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Tuba1a  -  tubulin, alpha 1A

Mus musculus

Synonyms: Alpha-tubulin 1, Alpha-tubulin isotype M-alpha-1, Talpha1 alpha-tubulin, Tuba-1, Tuba1, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of Tuba1a

 

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Chemical compound and disease context of Tuba1a

 

Biological context of Tuba1a

  • Five mouse alpha-tubulin isotypes are described, each distinguished by the presence of unique amino acid substitutions within the coding region [10].
  • The unexpected prevalence of c-myc and alpha-tubulin in the S-phase library is supported by Northern analysis of RNA from phase-synchronous cells [11].
  • In contrast, some populations of astrocytes incorporated nitrotyrosine into alpha-tubulin, but free nitrotyrosine had no effect on the viability and phenotype of astrocytes in culture, as evaluated by glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity, cell growth and morphology [12].
  • Double-labeling studies showed that Talpha1:nlacZ expression was detectable in the same cells and at approximately the same time as was betaIII-tubulin, indicating that detectable transcription of the Talpha1 alpha-tubulin promoter commences at the time of terminal mitosis, at least in culture [13].
  • Mock transfections had no effect on HSMC contractily, and transfections with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) specific for HDAC6, a cytosolic HDAC that functions as an alpha-tubulin deacetylase, resulted in a weak contraction inhibition [14].
 

Anatomical context of Tuba1a

  • Post-transcriptional regulation of the abundance of mRNAs encoding alpha-tubulin and a 94,000-dalton protein in teratocarcinoma-derived stem cells versus differentiated cells [1].
  • In elongating spermatids and residual bodies, the synthesis of alpha tubulin is drastically reduced [15].
  • Recently, we have shown that Hsp105alpha binds to alpha-tubulin and prevents the heat-induced disaggregation of microtubules [16].
  • Our results suggest that a functional relationship may exist between the structure and organization of the Golgi complex and the detyrosination of alpha-tubulin in microtubules [17].
  • The relationship between alpha tubulin detyrosination and microtubule (MT) stability was examined directly in cultured fibroblasts by experimentally converting the predominantly tyrosinated MT array to a detyrosinated (Glu) array and then assaying MT stability [18].
 

Associations of Tuba1a with chemical compounds

  • Whereas the 1.8-kb mRNA encodes a distinct alpha-tubulin isotype, the 2.4-kb mRNA is defective in that the methionine residue required for translational initiation is missing [10].
  • Clones LG-80, LG-2, and LG-69 are highly homologous to beta-actin, lactate dehydrogenase, and alpha-tubulin [19].
  • In the studies reported here, it was found that inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis, methylglyoxal-bis[quanylhydrazone] (MGBG) and difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), prevent mitogen-induced accumulation of mRNAs encoding major cytoskeletal components, beta-actin and alpha-tubulin, in mouse splenocytes [20].
  • Tubulin-tyrosine ligase (TTL), the enzyme responsible for the reversible addition of a tyrosine residue at the carboxyl end of alpha-tubulin, has been purified from porcine brain using a purification scheme based on standard biochemical procedures [21].
  • Nocodazole markedly inhibited incorporation of [3H]glutamate into alpha- and beta-tubulin, whereas taxol had no effect for alpha-tubulin and a stimulating effect for beta-tubulin [22].
 

Regulatory relationships of Tuba1a

  • E2F6-deficient mice ubiquitously express the alpha-tubulin 3 and 7 genes, which are expressed strictly testis-specifically in control mice [23].
 

Other interactions of Tuba1a

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Tuba1a

References

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  2. Neuronal expression of the transcription factor Gli1 using the Talpha1 alpha-tubulin promoter is neuroprotective in an experimental model of Parkinson's disease. Suwelack, D., Hurtado-Lorenzo, A., Millan, E., Gonzalez-Nicolini, V., Wawrowsky, K., Lowenstein, P.R., Castro, M.G. Gene Ther. (2004) [Pubmed]
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  14. Histone deacetylase HDAC8 associates with smooth muscle alpha-actin and is essential for smooth muscle cell contractility. Waltregny, D., Glénisson, W., Tran, S.L., North, B.J., Verdin, E., Colige, A., Castronovo, V. FASEB J. (2005) [Pubmed]
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