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Tubb3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tubb3
  • Name
    tubulin, beta 3 class III
  • Synonyms
    3200002H15Rik, betaIII-tubulin, Tuj1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107813
    NCBI Gene: 22152
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:124138292-124148754 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 72.10 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    293 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107813
 protein coding gene Chr8:124138163-124148754 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200042291
 protein coding gene Chr8:118466860-118477448 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195025405
 protein coding gene Chr8:118760217-118770808 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039482
 protein coding gene Chr8:118955903-118966493 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024154
 protein coding gene Chr8:118806200-118816797 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175028405
 protein coding gene Chr8:118867818-118878406 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215014889
 protein coding gene Chr8:118444467-118455058 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031690
 protein coding gene Chr8:114584535-114595442 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005034446
 protein coding gene Chr8:118183990-118194827 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032882
 protein coding gene Chr8:118794944-118805526 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185034359
 protein coding gene Chr8:124899880-124910464 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205033062
 protein coding gene Chr8:117763353-117773943 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000018314
 protein coding gene Chr8:127199489-127210272 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028889
 protein coding gene Chr8:128518255-128528842 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190018576
 protein coding gene Chr8:118897353-118907949 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225042627
 protein coding gene Chr8:131902246-131912838 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010033464
 protein coding gene Chr8:118604112-118614900 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010031397
 protein coding gene Chr8:120793565-120803930 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027978
 protein coding gene Chr8:119582239-119592830 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TUBB3, tubulin beta 3 class III
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TUBB3, tubulin beta 3 class III
  • Synonyms
    beta-4, CDCBM, CDCBM1, CFEOM3, CFEOM3A, CFEOM3A1, FEOM3, TUBB4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10381
    UniProt: Q13509

  • Chr Location
    16q24.3; chr16:89921392-89938761 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Tubb3 mouse models; 2 with human TUBB3 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 1 model
      
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    12 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-in allele exhibit neonatal lethality associated with respiratory distress, abnormal corpus callosum morphology, abnormal cranial nerves, and defective axon guidance.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    70
  • GO References
    27
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    3934
  • Tissues
    755
  • cDNA Data
    133
  • Literature Summary
    1887
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 22152 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 10463 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_023279 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1757 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9ERD7 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 450 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 157
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 133
      Primer pair 18
      Other 5
      Antibodies 285

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-36390, MGI:1914177
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 1977
      Developmental Gene Expression 1887
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 27
      Phenotypes 12
    • Earliest
      J:35227 Wang D, et al., The mammalian beta-tubulin repertoire: hematopoietic expression of a novel, heterologous beta-tubulin isotype. J Cell Biol. 1986 Nov;103(5):1903-10
    • Latest
      J:391400 Miller D, et al., Reduced dosage of Kmt2d modifies Tbx1 haploinsufficiency toward phenotypes of 22q11.2DS. JCI Insight. 2026 Aug 24;11(16)
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    09/08/2026
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