tba-8 encodes a member of the alpha tubulin family with high similarity to the human tubulin alpha-6 chain; expressed in some neurons with occasional expression in the hypodermis.
Predicted to enable GTP binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of cytoskeleton. Predicted to be involved in microtubule cytoskeleton organization and mitotic cell cycle. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and microtubule. Expressed in germ line; posterior lateral ganglion; retrovesicular ganglion; seam cell; and ventral cord neurons.
Sequence connection from [Gogonea CB, Siddiqui SS]
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.