Details for: TUBA8

Gene ID: 51807

Symbol: TUBA8

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000183785

Description: tubulin alpha 8

Associated with

Cells (max top 100)

(Cell Significance Index and respective Thresholds are uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers)

  • Cell Name: polychromatophilic erythroblast (CL0000550)
    Fold Change: 41.8528
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5100
  • Cell Name: hematopoietic oligopotent progenitor cell (CL0002032)
    Fold Change: 25.7448
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5300
  • Cell Name: mucosal type mast cell (CL0000485)
    Fold Change: 12.1844
    Cell Significance Index: -4.9500
  • Cell Name: peripheral blood mononuclear cell (CL2000001)
    Fold Change: 12.1796
    Cell Significance Index: -6.2700
  • Cell Name: Purkinje cell (CL0000121)
    Fold Change: 2.1022
    Cell Significance Index: 46.0300
  • Cell Name: keratocyte (CL0002363)
    Fold Change: 0.9461
    Cell Significance Index: 15.0100
  • Cell Name: skeletal muscle fiber (CL0008002)
    Fold Change: 0.5476
    Cell Significance Index: 14.0800
  • Cell Name: L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron (CL4023040)
    Fold Change: 0.5072
    Cell Significance Index: 101.7500
  • Cell Name: hippocampal granule cell (CL0001033)
    Fold Change: 0.4200
    Cell Significance Index: 28.2400
  • Cell Name: transit amplifying cell of colon (CL0009011)
    Fold Change: 0.4082
    Cell Significance Index: 13.0800
  • Cell Name: neoplastic cell (CL0001063)
    Fold Change: 0.2153
    Cell Significance Index: 42.7200
  • Cell Name: indirect pathway medium spiny neuron (CL4023029)
    Fold Change: 0.2064
    Cell Significance Index: 9.1300
  • Cell Name: direct pathway medium spiny neuron (CL4023026)
    Fold Change: 0.1909
    Cell Significance Index: 7.2300
  • Cell Name: skeletal muscle fibroblast (CL0011027)
    Fold Change: 0.1668
    Cell Significance Index: 1.1300
  • Cell Name: cortical cell of adrenal gland (CL0002097)
    Fold Change: 0.1026
    Cell Significance Index: 2.7500
  • Cell Name: obsolete caudal ganglionic eminence derived GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023070)
    Fold Change: 0.0896
    Cell Significance Index: 32.1300
  • Cell Name: cardiac muscle myoblast (CL0000513)
    Fold Change: 0.0686
    Cell Significance Index: 5.2700
  • Cell Name: type I muscle cell (CL0002211)
    Fold Change: 0.0652
    Cell Significance Index: 1.5900
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of small intestine (CL0002254)
    Fold Change: 0.0566
    Cell Significance Index: 9.2100
  • Cell Name: helper T cell (CL0000912)
    Fold Change: 0.0324
    Cell Significance Index: 0.4600
  • Cell Name: preadipocyte (CL0002334)
    Fold Change: 0.0300
    Cell Significance Index: 0.5900
  • Cell Name: GABAergic interneuron (CL0011005)
    Fold Change: 0.0294
    Cell Significance Index: 20.3300
  • Cell Name: cerebellar granule cell (CL0001031)
    Fold Change: 0.0263
    Cell Significance Index: 0.4500
  • Cell Name: enteroendocrine cell of colon (CL0009042)
    Fold Change: 0.0239
    Cell Significance Index: 4.5600
  • Cell Name: colon goblet cell (CL0009039)
    Fold Change: 0.0093
    Cell Significance Index: 0.9200
  • Cell Name: anterior lens cell (CL0002223)
    Fold Change: 0.0082
    Cell Significance Index: 15.2100
  • Cell Name: enterocyte of epithelium of large intestine (CL0002071)
    Fold Change: 0.0044
    Cell Significance Index: 0.2000
  • Cell Name: lens epithelial cell (CL0002224)
    Fold Change: 0.0036
    Cell Significance Index: 5.5200
  • Cell Name: gut absorptive cell (CL0000677)
    Fold Change: 0.0030
    Cell Significance Index: 0.1800
  • Cell Name: pigmented epithelial cell (CL0000529)
    Fold Change: 0.0028
    Cell Significance Index: 5.3300
  • Cell Name: intermediate cell of urothelium (CL4030055)
    Fold Change: -0.0008
    Cell Significance Index: -0.1400
  • Cell Name: secondary lens fiber (CL0002225)
    Fold Change: -0.0039
    Cell Significance Index: -5.2700
  • Cell Name: non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cell (CL0002304)
    Fold Change: -0.0056
    Cell Significance Index: -3.5700
  • Cell Name: kidney loop of Henle cortical thick ascending limb epithelial cell (CL1001109)
    Fold Change: -0.0075
    Cell Significance Index: -5.4900
  • Cell Name: pulmonary alveolar epithelial cell (CL0000322)
    Fold Change: -0.0087
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5800
  • Cell Name: pancreatic A cell (CL0000171)
    Fold Change: -0.0090
    Cell Significance Index: -6.6400
  • Cell Name: pigmented ciliary epithelial cell (CL0002303)
    Fold Change: -0.0097
    Cell Significance Index: -1.4100
  • Cell Name: eukaryotic cell (CL0000255)
    Fold Change: -0.0106
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4600
  • Cell Name: cell in vitro (CL0001034)
    Fold Change: -0.0114
    Cell Significance Index: -6.2300
  • Cell Name: ciliary muscle cell (CL1000443)
    Fold Change: -0.0115
    Cell Significance Index: -5.2100
  • Cell Name: type B pancreatic cell (CL0000169)
    Fold Change: -0.0117
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5800
  • Cell Name: medial ganglionic eminence derived interneuron (CL4023063)
    Fold Change: -0.0126
    Cell Significance Index: -0.1800
  • Cell Name: early pro-B cell (CL0002046)
    Fold Change: -0.0140
    Cell Significance Index: -0.9000
  • Cell Name: dopaminergic neuron (CL0000700)
    Fold Change: -0.0173
    Cell Significance Index: -4.9900
  • Cell Name: enterocyte of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000334)
    Fold Change: -0.0208
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6000
  • Cell Name: basal cell of urothelium (CL1000486)
    Fold Change: -0.0229
    Cell Significance Index: -2.8200
  • Cell Name: forebrain neuroblast (CL1000042)
    Fold Change: -0.0234
    Cell Significance Index: -1.4400
  • Cell Name: pancreatic acinar cell (CL0002064)
    Fold Change: -0.0242
    Cell Significance Index: -4.1300
  • Cell Name: intestinal crypt stem cell of colon (CL0009043)
    Fold Change: -0.0283
    Cell Significance Index: -3.0800
  • Cell Name: pancreatic D cell (CL0000173)
    Fold Change: -0.0330
    Cell Significance Index: -6.9500
  • Cell Name: retinal progenitor cell (CL0002672)
    Fold Change: -0.0360
    Cell Significance Index: -2.0200
  • Cell Name: hippocampal pyramidal neuron (CL1001571)
    Fold Change: -0.0368
    Cell Significance Index: -1.0500
  • Cell Name: glycinergic neuron (CL1001509)
    Fold Change: -0.0404
    Cell Significance Index: -2.1200
  • Cell Name: BEST4+ enteroycte (CL4030026)
    Fold Change: -0.0431
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: stromal cell of ovary (CL0002132)
    Fold Change: -0.0435
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9800
  • Cell Name: lactocyte (CL0002325)
    Fold Change: -0.0449
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8000
  • Cell Name: cerebral cortex neuron (CL0010012)
    Fold Change: -0.0452
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4300
  • Cell Name: tonsil germinal center B cell (CL2000006)
    Fold Change: -0.0453
    Cell Significance Index: -5.3500
  • Cell Name: microfold cell of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000353)
    Fold Change: -0.0474
    Cell Significance Index: -3.2800
  • Cell Name: abnormal cell (CL0001061)
    Fold Change: -0.0544
    Cell Significance Index: -5.5600
  • Cell Name: corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023013)
    Fold Change: -0.0546
    Cell Significance Index: -1.7400
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of stomach (CL0002178)
    Fold Change: -0.0558
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5000
  • Cell Name: pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023018)
    Fold Change: -0.0575
    Cell Significance Index: -1.2200
  • Cell Name: pancreatic ductal cell (CL0002079)
    Fold Change: -0.0577
    Cell Significance Index: -6.6100
  • Cell Name: enteroendocrine cell of small intestine (CL0009006)
    Fold Change: -0.0578
    Cell Significance Index: -1.4500
  • Cell Name: VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023016)
    Fold Change: -0.0603
    Cell Significance Index: -1.2100
  • Cell Name: smooth muscle cell of sphincter of pupil (CL0002243)
    Fold Change: -0.0622
    Cell Significance Index: -6.4800
  • Cell Name: bladder urothelial cell (CL1001428)
    Fold Change: -0.0660
    Cell Significance Index: -3.4300
  • Cell Name: eye photoreceptor cell (CL0000287)
    Fold Change: -0.0774
    Cell Significance Index: -4.8800
  • Cell Name: progenitor cell of mammary luminal epithelium (CL0009116)
    Fold Change: -0.0831
    Cell Significance Index: -6.1900
  • Cell Name: transit amplifying cell of small intestine (CL0009012)
    Fold Change: -0.0835
    Cell Significance Index: -1.7300
  • Cell Name: type II muscle cell (CL0002212)
    Fold Change: -0.0843
    Cell Significance Index: -1.3600
  • Cell Name: cortical interneuron (CL0008031)
    Fold Change: -0.0880
    Cell Significance Index: -2.1100
  • Cell Name: L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023038)
    Fold Change: -0.0901
    Cell Significance Index: -2.9500
  • Cell Name: lung endothelial cell (CL1001567)
    Fold Change: -0.0922
    Cell Significance Index: -4.8100
  • Cell Name: paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000343)
    Fold Change: -0.0937
    Cell Significance Index: -2.0300
  • Cell Name: near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023012)
    Fold Change: -0.0938
    Cell Significance Index: -2.3400
  • Cell Name: L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023041)
    Fold Change: -0.0985
    Cell Significance Index: -3.4500
  • Cell Name: luminal adaptive secretory precursor cell of mammary gland (CL4033057)
    Fold Change: -0.0994
    Cell Significance Index: -4.6700
  • Cell Name: chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023036)
    Fold Change: -0.1035
    Cell Significance Index: -2.1600
  • Cell Name: lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023011)
    Fold Change: -0.1037
    Cell Significance Index: -2.2400
  • Cell Name: glutamatergic neuron (CL0000679)
    Fold Change: -0.1074
    Cell Significance Index: -1.1700
  • Cell Name: osteoclast (CL0000092)
    Fold Change: -0.1175
    Cell Significance Index: -1.2000
  • Cell Name: acinar cell of salivary gland (CL0002623)
    Fold Change: -0.1190
    Cell Significance Index: -5.5500
  • Cell Name: sst GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023017)
    Fold Change: -0.1234
    Cell Significance Index: -2.4400
  • Cell Name: neutrophil progenitor cell (CL0000834)
    Fold Change: -0.1299
    Cell Significance Index: -3.4800
  • Cell Name: granulosa cell (CL0000501)
    Fold Change: -0.1346
    Cell Significance Index: -3.5400
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of cardiac tissue (CL0002548)
    Fold Change: -0.1372
    Cell Significance Index: -1.9700
  • Cell Name: fibro/adipogenic progenitor cell (CL0009099)
    Fold Change: -0.1382
    Cell Significance Index: -6.9800
  • Cell Name: intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine (CL0009017)
    Fold Change: -0.1390
    Cell Significance Index: -2.9600
  • Cell Name: cardiac muscle cell (CL0000746)
    Fold Change: -0.1395
    Cell Significance Index: -2.0600
  • Cell Name: neuron (CL0000540)
    Fold Change: -0.1403
    Cell Significance Index: -1.3300
  • Cell Name: regular atrial cardiac myocyte (CL0002129)
    Fold Change: -0.1498
    Cell Significance Index: -2.0200
  • Cell Name: retinal ganglion cell (CL0000740)
    Fold Change: -0.1514
    Cell Significance Index: -1.2500
  • Cell Name: mesonephric nephron tubule epithelial cell (CL1000022)
    Fold Change: -0.1560
    Cell Significance Index: -5.4200
  • Cell Name: small intestine goblet cell (CL1000495)
    Fold Change: -0.1597
    Cell Significance Index: -5.6100
  • Cell Name: basal epithelial cell of tracheobronchial tree (CL0002329)
    Fold Change: -0.1599
    Cell Significance Index: -4.4700
  • Cell Name: GABAergic neuron (CL0000617)
    Fold Change: -0.1640
    Cell Significance Index: -2.0700
  • Cell Name: neural cell (CL0002319)
    Fold Change: -0.1663
    Cell Significance Index: -1.9400
  • Cell Name: regular ventricular cardiac myocyte (CL0002131)
    Fold Change: -0.1669
    Cell Significance Index: -2.1400

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Other Information

**Key Characteristics:** TUBA8 is a highly conserved protein, with high sequence homology across species. It is a constituent of microtubules, which are essential for maintaining cellular structure, regulating intracellular trafficking, and facilitating cell division. TUBA8 is also involved in the assembly and presentation of NMDA receptors on the cell surface, a process critical for synaptic transmission and neuronal development. **Pathways and Functions:** TUBA8 plays a pivotal role in various cellular processes, including: 1. **Microtubule formation and stabilization**: TUBA8 contributes to the formation and stabilization of microtubules, which are essential for maintaining cellular structure and regulating intracellular trafficking. 2. **NMDA receptor assembly and presentation**: TUBA8 is involved in the assembly and presentation of NMDA receptors on the cell surface, a process critical for synaptic transmission and neuronal development. 3. **Autophagy and selective autophagy**: TUBA8 is implicated in the regulation of autophagy, a process essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis and eliminating damaged organelles. 4. **Immune system regulation**: TUBA8 is expressed in various immune cells, including hematopoietic oligopotent progenitor cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, suggesting its involvement in immune system regulation. 5. **Cell cycle regulation**: TUBA8 is involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, particularly during the G2/M transition, a critical phase in cell division. **Clinical Significance:** TUBA8 has been implicated in various immune-related diseases, including: 1. **Neurological disorders**: TUBA8 has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, where microtubule dysfunction is a key pathogenic mechanism. 2. **Autoimmune diseases**: TUBA8 has been implicated in autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, where microtubule dysfunction can contribute to immune system dysregulation. 3. **Cancer**: TUBA8 has been linked to cancer, particularly in the context of microtubule-dependent cell division and survival. 4. **Infectious diseases**: TUBA8 has been implicated in the regulation of immune responses to viral infections, such as HIV-1. In conclusion, TUBA8 is a multifaceted protein with a wide range of functions, from microtubule formation and NMDA receptor assembly to autophagy and immune system regulation. Its dysregulation has been implicated in various immune-related diseases, highlighting the need for further research into the molecular mechanisms underlying TUBA8's role in immune system function and disease.

Genular Protein ID: 3836569525

Symbol: TBA8_HUMAN

Name: Tubulin alpha-8 chain

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 10772959

Title: TUBA8: a new tissue-specific isoform of alpha-tubulin that is highly conserved in human and mouse.

PubMed ID: 10772959

DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2571

PubMed ID: 15461802

Title: A genome annotation-driven approach to cloning the human ORFeome.

PubMed ID: 15461802

DOI: 10.1186/gb-2004-5-10-r84

PubMed ID: 14702039

Title: Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 10591208

Title: The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22.

PubMed ID: 10591208

DOI: 10.1038/990031

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 19524510

Title: Evolutionary divergence of enzymatic mechanisms for posttranslational polyglycylation.

PubMed ID: 19524510

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.05.020

PubMed ID: 20466094

Title: Tuba8 is expressed at low levels in the developing mouse and human brain.

PubMed ID: 20466094

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.019

PubMed ID: 26875866

Title: Graded control of microtubule severing by tubulin glutamylation.

PubMed ID: 26875866

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.019

PubMed ID: 35482892

Title: Posttranslational modification of microtubules by the MATCAP detyrosinase.

PubMed ID: 35482892

DOI: 10.1126/science.abn6020

PubMed ID: 34704371

Title: Mutations in the most divergent alpha-tubulin isotype, alpha8-tubulin, cause defective platelet biogenesis.

PubMed ID: 34704371

DOI: 10.1111/jth.15573

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 449
  • Mass: 50094
  • Checksum: 8D1AFB9D131529BD
  • Sequence:
  • MRECISVHVG QAGVQIGNAC WELFCLEHGI QADGTFDAQA SKINDDDSFT TFFSETGNGK 
    HVPRAVMIDL EPTVVDEVRA GTYRQLFHPE QLITGKEDAA NNYARGHYTV GKESIDLVLD 
    RIRKLTDACS GLQGFLIFHS FGGGTGSGFT SLLMERLSLD YGKKSKLEFA IYPAPQVSTA 
    VVEPYNSILT THTTLEHSDC AFMVDNEAIY DICRRNLDIE RPTYTNLNRL ISQIVSSITA 
    SLRFDGALNV DLTEFQTNLV PYPRIHFPLV TYAPIISAEK AYHEQLSVAE ITSSCFEPNS 
    QMVKCDPRHG KYMACCMLYR GDVVPKDVNV AIAAIKTKRT IQFVDWCPTG FKVGINYQPP 
    TVVPGGDLAK VQRAVCMLSN TTAIAEAWAR LDHKFDLMYA KRAFVHWYVG EGMEEGEFSE 
    AREDLAALEK DYEEVGTDSF EEENEGEEF

Database document:

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