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T6402

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Anti-τ (Tau) antibody produced in rabbit

whole antiserum

Synonym(s):

Anti-DDPAC, Anti-FTDP-17, Anti-MAPTL, Anti-MSTD, Anti-MTBT1, Anti-MTBT2, Anti-PPND, Anti-PPP1R103, Anti-TAU, Anti-tau-40

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About This Item

MDL number:
MFCD00164745
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

200

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

whole antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

contains

15 mM sodium azide

species reactivity

chicken, rat, mouse

technique(s)

western blot: 1:100 using rat or mouse brain tissue extract

UniProt accession no.

P19332

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... MAPT(4137)

General description

Tau (τ), also known as MAPT (microtubule associated protein tau) is encoded by the gene mapped on human chromosome 17q21.3. It is highly expressed in neurons but is most prominent in axons.
Tau (τ), also known as microtubule associated protein tau (MAPT) is encoded by the gene mapped on human chromosome 17q21.3. It is highly expressed in neurons but is most prominent in axons. Tau is a heat stable microtubule associated protein (MAP) with a molecular weight of 55- 65 kDa.

Specificity

The antibody shows wide species reactivity. Anti-τ does not react with MAP1, MAP2 or tubulin. the antibody reacts with τ, one of the two major classes of heat stable microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs).

Immunogen

τ proteins from chicken embryo brain microtubules.

Application

Anti-τ (Tau) antibody produced in rabbit has been used as a primary antibody in western blotting.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Removal of Tau (τ) results in developmental delay and learning disability. It participates in the pathology of Alzheimer′s disease (AD). Tau helps in the assembly and maintenance of microtubule structure.
Variation in the MAPT gene encoding tau protein results in frontotemporal dementia. Tau protein acts as a substrate for many kinases.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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J H Su et al.
Acta neuropathologica, 96(5), 463-471 (1998-11-26)
Plaque-associated dystrophic neurites are a common pathological feature in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present study, we investigated the relative abundance and progressive transformation of the amyloid precursor protein (APP), neurofilament (NF) and paired helical
M F DeFreitas et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 21(14), 5121-5129 (2001-07-05)
Subplate neurons of mammalian neocortex undergo pronounced cell death postnatally, long after they have matured and become incorporated into functional cortical circuits. They express the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR), which is known to signal cell death in some types of
Microdeletion encompassing MAPT at chromosome 17q21.3 is associated with developmental delay and learning disability.
Shaw-Smith C
Nature Genetics, 38, 1032-1037 (2006)
Tau pathology in Alzheimer disease and other tauopathies
Iqbal K, et al.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 1739(2-3), 198-210 (2005)
Lieven Declercq et al.
Molecular imaging, 15 (2016-04-01)
Early clinical results of two tau tracers, [(18)F]T808 and [(18)F]T807, have recently been reported. In the present study, the biodistribution, radiometabolite quantification, and competition-binding studies were performed in order to acquire comparative preclinical data as well as to establish the
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