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Tuba1a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tuba1a
  • Name
    tubulin, alpha 1A
  • Synonyms
    Talpha1 alpha-tubulin, Tuba1, Tuba-1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98869
    NCBI Gene: 22142
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:98847728-98851382 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 55.29 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    42 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    15
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98869
protein coding gene Chr15:98847718-98851584 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019721
protein coding gene Chr12:49908443-49914837 (-)
A/J no annotation
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022251
protein coding gene Chr15:99718570-99729424 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023076
protein coding gene Chr17:2152854-2153607 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0022836
protein coding gene Chr17:2259045-2259798 (-)
C57BL/6NJ no annotation
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020253
protein coding gene Chr15:92659383-92663143 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0022354
protein coding gene Chr17:2274902-2275651 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0022803
protein coding gene Chr17:2445007-2445760 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0022938
protein coding gene Chr17:2044194-2044947 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0034884
protein coding gene Chr9:87414098-87415663 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019621
protein coding gene Chr12:49932287-49938301 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0022146
protein coding gene Chr15:112008639-112012399 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023540
protein coding gene Chr17:2254116-2257914 (-)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018577
protein coding gene Chr12:43700156-43703500 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021624
protein coding gene Chr15:100332438-100335973 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TUBA1A, tubulin alpha 1a
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TUBA1A, tubulin alpha 1a
  • Synonyms
    B-ALPHA-1, LIS3, TUBA3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7846
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q71U36
    UniProt: Q71U36

  • Chr Location
    12q13.12; chr12:49184686-49189080 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Tuba1a mouse models; 4 with human TUBA1A associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    4 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    42 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    37 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

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Heterozygous mutation of this gene results in hyperactivity, reduced anxiety, impaired spatial working memory, and abnormalities in the laminar architecture of the hippocampus and cortex, accompanied by impaired neuronal migration.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 22142 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3655 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011653 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1591 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P68369 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 451 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 917
      cDNA 912
      Primer pair 5

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15300, MGD-MRK-15301
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 140
      Developmental Gene Expression 20
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 22
      Phenotypes 37
    • Earliest
      J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
    • Latest
      J:332919 Leca I, et al., Codon modification of Tuba1a alters mRNA levels and causes a severe neurodevelopmental phenotype in mice. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 21;13(1):1215

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    last database update
    03/19/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory