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TBCE

Tubulin-specific chaperone E is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TBCE gene.

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
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Length
822 w
Citations
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Source
TBCE
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTBCE, HRD, KCS, KCS1, pac2, tubulin folding cofactor E, PEAMO
External IDsOMIM: 604934; MGI: 1917680; HomoloGene: 37744; GeneCards: TBCE; OMA:TBCE - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003193
NM_001079515
NM_001287801
NM_001287802

NM_178337

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001072983
NP_001274730
NP_001274731
NP_003184

NP_848027

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 13: 14.17 – 14.21 Mb
PubMed search23
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Tubulin-specific chaperone E is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TBCE gene.45

Cofactor E is one of four proteins (cofactors A, D, E, and C) involved in the pathway leading to correctly folded beta-tubulin from folding intermediates. Cofactors A and D are believed to play a role in capturing and stabilizing beta-tubulin intermediates in a quasi-native confirmation. Cofactor E binds to the cofactor D/beta-tubulin complex; interaction with cofactor C then causes the release of beta-tubulin polypeptides that are committed to the native state. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.5

The TBCE gene is either deleted or mutated in Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome

References

References

  1. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000039233Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. Tian G, Huang Y, Rommelaere H, Vandekerckhove J, Ampe C, Cowan NJ (Sep 1996). "Pathway leading to correctly folded beta-tubulin". Cell. 86 (2): 287–96. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80100-2. PMID 8706133. S2CID 18359371.
  5. "Entrez Gene: TBCE tubulin folding cofactor E".
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