TUBA1A wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human TUBA1A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 12q13.12 and is approximately 5 kb in length. This allele, which encodes tubulin alpha-1A chain protein, plays a role in microtubule structure and function. Mutations in the gene are associated with lissencephaly type 3.

**Synonyms:** - B-ALPHA-1 - FLJ25113 - Hum-A-Tub1 Gene - Hum-A-Tub2 Gene - LIS3 - TUBA3 - Tubulin Alpha 1a wt Allele - Tubulin, Alpha, Brain-Specific Gene - Tubulin, Alpha-1A Gene