Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Tubulin alpha-8 chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TUBA8 gene .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
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PDB gallery
1tub : TUBULIN ALPHA-BETA DIMER, ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
1tvk : The binding mode of epothilone A on a,b-tubulin by electron crystallography
1z2b : Tubulin-colchicine-vinblastine: stathmin-like domain complex
