Alternative Names
Gamma 1 tubulin; Gamma 2 tubulin; Gamma Tubulin 1; Gamma Tubulin 2; Gamma tubulin complex component 1; Gamma-2-tubulin; GCP 1; GCP-1; GCP1; MGC131994; TBG2_HUMAN; TUBG; TUBG1; TUBG2; TUBGCP1; Tubulin gamma 1 chain; Tubulin gamma 2 chain; Tubulin gamma complex-associated protein 1; Tubulin gamma-2 chain; tubulin, gamma 1; tubulin, gamma 2; tubulin, gamma polypeptide; Xgam
Function
Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. Gamma tubulin is found at microtubule organizing centers such as the spindle poles or the centrosome. Pericentriolar matrix component that regulates alpha/beta tubulin minus-end nucleation, centrosome duplication and spindle formation.
