Gamma-tubulin complex component 2 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''TUBGCP2''
gene
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It is part of the gamma tubulin complex, which required for
microtubule nucleation In cell biology, microtubule nucleation is the event that initiates '' de novo'' formation of microtubules (MTs). These filaments of the cytoskeleton typically form through polymerization of α- and β-tubulin dimers, the basic building blocks of th ...
at the
centrosome
In cell biology, the centrosome (Latin centrum 'center' + Greek sōma 'body') (archaically cytocentre) is an organelle that serves as the main microtubule organizing center (MTOC) of the animal cell, as well as a regulator of cell-cycle pro ...
.
See also
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Tubulin
Tubulin in molecular biology can refer either to the tubulin protein superfamily of globular proteins, or one of the member proteins of that superfamily. α- and β-tubulins polymerize into microtubules, a major component of the eukaryotic cytosk ...
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TUBGCP3
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TUBGCP4
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TUBGCP5
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TUBGCP6
Gamma-tubulin complex component 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TUBGCP6'' gene.
It is part of the gamma tubulin complex, which required for microtubule nucleation at the centrosome.
See also
* Tubulin
* TUBGCP2
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