About Tubulin beta-8 chain
Tubulin beta-8 chain (TUBB8) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q3ZCM7, 444 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
472 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Tubulin beta-8 chain |
| UniProt accession | Q3ZCM7 |
| Gene | TUBB8 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 444 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (472)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- Female infertility due to fertilization defect · score 0.76
- non-small cell lung carcinoma · score 0.61
- breast cancer · score 0.61
- breast carcinoma · score 0.60
- breast neoplasm · score 0.60
- neoplasm · score 0.60
- gout · score 0.59
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia · score 0.59
- Hodgkins lymphoma · score 0.59
- prostate cancer · score 0.59
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q3ZCM7-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 91.95 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (444 residues)
MREIVLTQIG QCGNQIGAKF WEVISDEHAI DSAGTYHGDS HLQLERINVY YNEASGGRYV PRAVLVDLEP GTMDSVRSGP FGQVFRPDNF IFGQCGAGNN WAKGHYTEGA ELMESVMDVV RKEAESCDCL QGFQLTHSLG GGTGSGMGTL LLSKIREEYP DRIINTFSIL PSPKVSDTVV EPYNATLSVH QLIENADETF CIDNEALYDI CSKTLKLPTP TYGDLNHLVS ATMSGVTTCL RFPGQLNADL RKLAVNMVPF PRLHFFMPGF APLTSRGSQQ YRALTVAELT QQMFDAKNMM AACDPRHGRY LTAAAIFRGR MPMREVDEQM FNIQDKNSSY FADWLPNNVK TAVCDIPPRG LKMSATFIGN NTAIQELFKR VSEQFTAMFR RKAFLHWYTG EGMDEMEFTE AESNMNDLVS EYQQYQDATA EEEEDEEYAE EEVA
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