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TUBB3

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410Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming
1Experiments
1Debates

Summary

TUBB3 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, regulates, activates. Associated with ALS, Als, Alzheimer. Connected to 179 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolTUBB3
Full NameTUBB3 (βIII-Tubulin)
Chromosome16q24.3
Protein FamilyTubulin family
Protein TypeStructural Protein
Target ClassStructural Protein
FunctionTUBB3 performs essential neuronal functions:
Mechanism of ActionSmall molecule stabilizers of microtubule structure or assembly
DruggabilityMedium (0.49)
Clinical StageApproved
Molecular Weight50 kDa
Amino Acids450 aa
PathwaysAkt, Autophagy, Cell Cycle, Pi3K, Proteasome
UniProt IDG3V3R4
Ensembl IDENSG00000198363
GeneCardsTUBB3
Human Protein AtlasTUBB3
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, Bone Metastasis, Huntington, Huntington's disease, neurodegeneration
Known Drugs/Compoundsrapamycin
InteractionsACTB, Actin, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER DISEASE, APOPTOSIS, App
SciDEX TargetView Target Profile (8 clinical trials)
SciDEX HypothesesQuantum Coherence Disruption in Cellular Communica
KG Connections410 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: TUBB3 — AlphaFold G3V3R4 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (2)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

TUBB3 Protein

protein · 1399 words

TUBB3 Gene

gene · 815 words

Pathway Diagram

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    TUBB3["TUBB3
Neuronal Tubulin
Beta-3"] %% Microtubule and Cytoskeleton Microtubules["Microtubule
Assembly"] Cytoskeleton["Neuronal
Cytoskeleton"] %% Associated Proteins HDAC6["HDAC6
Tubulin Deacetylase"] VIM["VIM
Vimentin"] SRC["SRC
Kinase"] %% Autophagy Pathway BECN1["BECN1
Beclin-1"] MAP1LC3B["MAP1LC3B
LC3B"] Autophagy["Autophagy
Process"] %% Neurodegenerative Diseases Alzheimer["Alzheimer's
Disease"] Parkinson["Parkinson's
Disease"] ALS["ALS
Motor Neuron Disease"] Huntington["Huntington's
Disease"] MS["Multiple
Sclerosis"] %% Cellular Processes Apoptosis["Neuronal
Apoptosis"] Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration
Process"] %% Connections TUBB3 -->|"forms"| Microtubules Microtubules -->|"maintains"| Cytoskeleton HDAC6 -->|"deacetylates"| TUBB3 TUBB3 -->|"associates_with"| VIM TUBB3 -->|"inhibits"| SRC TUBB3 -->|"regulates"| BECN1 TUBB3 -->|"associates_with"| MAP1LC3B BECN1 -->|"initiates"| Autophagy MAP1LC3B -->|"mediates"| Autophagy TUBB3 -->|"activates"| Alzheimer TUBB3 -->|"regulates"| Parkinson TUBB3 -->|"therapeutic_target"| ALS TUBB3 -->|"associated_with"| Huntington TUBB3 -->|"activates"| MS TUBB3 -->|"therapeutic_target"| Apoptosis TUBB3 -->|"activates"| Neurodegeneration Cytoskeleton -->|"dysfunction_leads_to"| Neurodegeneration Autophagy -->|"impairment_causes"| Neurodegeneration %% Styling style TUBB3 fill:#006494 style Autophagy fill:#1b5e20 style BECN1 fill:#1b5e20 style Alzheimer fill:#ef5350 style Parkinson fill:#ef5350 style ALS fill:#ef5350 style Huntington fill:#ef5350 style MS fill:#ef5350 style Neurodegeneration fill:#ef5350 style Apoptosis fill:#ef5350 style HDAC6 fill:#4a1a6b style SRC fill:#4a1a6b style Microtubules fill:#5d4400 style Cytoskeleton fill:#5d4400

Outgoing (234)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Anoikis Resistanceregulatesprocess0.95
Anoikis Resistanceassociated_withprocess0.95
Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancertherapeutic_targetdisease0.91
Bone Metastasisassociated_withphenotype0.90
Parkinson'S Diseaseassociated_withdisease0.90

Incoming (176)

SourceRelationTypeStr
h-4a31c1e0targetshypothesis0.90
RNAexpressed_ingene0.60
CTSBexpressed_ingene0.60
ARactivatesgene0.60
CDC42activatesgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Quantum Coherence Disruption in Cellular Communication 0.627 neurodegeneration Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk amplificat

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk amplification loops in neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.729

Experiments (1)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Biomechanical Impact Profiles and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Phe clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 in_silico proposed $200,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Meta-analysis of mRNA dysregulation associated with Parkinson's disease and othe [PMID:41183391] Lin Aung T, Aung YW, Shi X Biomed Phys Eng Express 2026 1
Single-extracellular vesicle (EV) analyses validate the use of L1 Cell Adhesion [PMID:38868956] Carlos J Nogueras-Ortiz, Erden Eren, Pam Journal of extracellular vesic 2024 1
Targeting TUBB3 Suppresses Anoikis Resistance and Bone Metastasis in Prostate Ca [PMID:38809199] Dong B, Gu Y, Sun X, Wang X, Zhou Y, Ron Adv Healthc Mater 2024 1
Autophagy regulation and protein kinase activity of PIK3C3 controls sertoli cell [PMID:37450577] Wang K, Kong F, Qiu Y, Chen T, Fu J, Jin Autophagy 2023 1
Neuropathology of degenerative ataxias. [PMID:21827883] Fratkin JD, Vig PJ Handb Clin Neurol 2012 1
Tubulin mutations in human neurodevelopmental disorders. [PMID:35915025] Maillard C, Roux CJ, Charbit-Henrion F, Seminars in cell & development 2023 0
βIII-Tubulin Gene Regulation in Health and Disease. [PMID:35573698] Duly AMP, Kao FCL, Teo WS, Kavallaris M Frontiers in cell and developm 2022 0
BNIP3L-mediated mitophagy is required for mitochondrial remodeling during the di [PMID:33404293] Yazdankhah M, Ghosh S, Shang P, Stepiche Autophagy 2021 0
Age-dependent accumulation of oligomeric SNCA/α-synuclein from impaired degradat [PMID:30983487] Ho PW, Leung CT, Liu H, Pang SY, Lam CS, Autophagy 2020 0
Cell signaling stabilizes morphogenesis against noise. [PMID:31628213] ["Hagolani P", "Zimm R", "Marin-Riera M" Development (Cambridge, Englan 2019 0
Benefits of improved air quality on ageing lungs: impacts of genetics and obesit [PMID:30765509] ["H\u00fcls A", "Sugiri D", "Abramson M" The European respiratory journ 2019 0
Educational Case: A Uterine Neoplasm: Leiomyoma-A Benign Neoplasm. [PMID:30116773] ["Magid M"] Academic pathology 2018 0
ICS teaching module: Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring. [PMID:26594872] ["Digesu G", "Gargasole C", "Hendricken Neurourology and urodynamics 2017 0
[ [PMID:28135241] ["Zimmer E", "Parent M", "Souza D", "Leu Nature neuroscience 2017 0
Toxins targeting voltage-activated Ca2+ channels and their potential biomedical [PMID:25714378] ["Gandini M", "Sandoval A", "Felix R"] Current topics in medicinal ch 2015 0
Integrative analysis reveals disease-associated genes and biomarkers for prostat [PMID:25080090] ["Li Y", "Vongsangnak W", "Chen L", "She BMC medical genomics 2014 0
Tau clearance mechanisms and their possible role in the pathogenesis of Alzheime [PMID:24027553] ["Chesser A", "Pritchard S", "Johnson G" Frontiers in neurology 2013 0
Extreme sarcoplasmic reticulum volume loss and compensatory T-tubule remodeling [PMID:22355118] ["Swift F", "Franzini-Armstrong C", "\u0 Proceedings of the National Ac 2012 0
The allometry of chronic myeloid leukemia. [PMID:19362566] ["Pacheco J", "Traulsen A", "Dingli D"] Journal of theoretical biology 2009 0
Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosyntheti [PMID:17429397] ["Engel G", "Calhoun T", "Read E", "Ahn Nature 2007 0

Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Microglia activate astrocytes via IL-1alpha/TNF/C1q, and reactive astrocytes fee

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.90 · 2026-04-06

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning TUBB3 in their description or question text

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