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MAB2241 Anti-Tau Antibody, clone Tau 12

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MAB2241
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      Key Spec Table

      Species ReactivityKey ApplicationsHostFormatAntibody Type
      HWBMPurifiedMonoclonal Antibody
      Description
      Catalogue NumberMAB2241
      ReplacesMAB10417
      DescriptionAnti-Tau Antibody, clone Tau 12
      Alternate Names
      • G protein beta1/gamma2 subunit-interacting factor 1
      • Neurofibrillary tangle protein
      • Paired helical filament-tau
      • microtubule-associated protein tau
      • microtubule-associated protein tau, isoform 4
      Background InformationMicrotubule Associated Proteins, or MAPS, bind to the tubulin subunits of microtubule structures and regulate their functional stability. In the cell MAPs bind to monomer and multimerized tubulin. MAP binding to multimerized tubulin further stabilizes the formation of higher order microtubulin structures. MAP binding to microtubule structures is mediated through phosphorylation through Microtubule Affinity Regulated Kinase (MARK). Phosphorylation releases MAPs bound to microtubules, destabilizing the structure, driving it toward disassembly. There are predominately two MAP types, I, II. Type II MAP includes MAP2, MAP4, and tau and are found in nervous tissue. Six tau isoforms exist in brain tissue, and they are distinguished by their number of binding domains. Three isoforms have three binding domains and the other three have four binding domains. The binding domains are located in the carboxy-terminus of the protein and are positively-charged (allowing it to bind to the negatively-charged microtubule). The isoforms with four binding domains are better at stabilizing microtubules than those with three binding domains.
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      Product Information
      FormatPurified
      Control
      • Human brain tissue lysate.
      PresentationPurified in 0.1M Tris-Glycine (pH7.4) 150mM NaCl with 0.05% NaN3.
      Quality LevelMQ100
      Applications
      ApplicationAnti-Tau Antibody, clone Tau 12 is an antibody against Tau for use in WB.
      Key Applications
      • Western Blotting
      Biological Information
      ImmunogenKLH conjugated synthetic linear peptide.
      EpitopeN-terminus
      CloneTau 12
      ConcentrationPlease refer to the Certificate of Analysis for the lot-specific concentration.
      HostMouse
      SpecificityCat. # MAB2241 recognizes the N-terminus region of Tau.
      IsotypeIgG1κ
      Species Reactivity
      • Human
      Species Reactivity NoteHuman. Reactivity with other species has not been determined.
      Antibody TypeMonoclonal Antibody
      Entrez Gene Number
      Gene Symbol
      • DDPAC
      • FLJ31424
      • FTDP-17
      • MAPTL
      • MSTD
      • MTBT1
      • MTBT2
      • PHF-tau
      • PPND
      • TAU
      • tau
      Purification MethodProtein G Purified
      UniProt Number
      UniProt SummaryFUNCTION: Promotes microtubule assembly and stability, and might be involved in the establishment and maintenance of neuronal polarity. The C-terminus binds axonal microtubules while the N-terminus binds neural plasma membrane components, suggesting that tau functions as a linker protein between both. Axonal polarity is predetermined by tau localization (in the neuronal cell) in the domain of the cell body defined by the centrosome. The short isoforms allow plasticity of the cytoskeleton whereas the longer isoforms may preferentially play a role in its stabilization.

      SUBUNIT STRUCTURE: Interacts with PSMC2 through SQSTM1 By similarity. Interacts with SQSTM1 when polyubiquitinated.

      SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm › cytosol. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasm › cytoskeleton. Cell projection › axon. Note= Mostly found in the axons of neurons, in the cytosol and in association with plasma membrane components.

      TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in neurons. Isoform PNS-tau is expressed in the peripheral nervous system while the others are expressed in the central nervous system.

      DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE: Four-repeat (type II) tau is expressed in an adult-specific manner and is not found in fetal brain, whereas three-repeat (type I) tau is found in both adult and fetal brain.

      Domain The tau/MAP repeat binds to tubulin. Type I isoforms contain 3 repeats while type II isoforms contain 4 repeats.

      PTM: Phosphorylation at serine and threonine residues in S-P or T-P motifs by proline-directed protein kinases (PDPK: CDC2, CDK5, GSK-3, MAPK) (only 2-3 sites per protein in interphase, seven-fold increase in mitosis, and in PHF-tau), and at serine residues in K-X-G-S motifs by MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase (MARK) in Alzheimer diseased brains. Phosphorylation decreases with age. Phosphorylation within tau's repeat domain or in flanking regions seems to reduce tau's interaction with, respectively, microtubules or plasma membrane components. Phosphorylation on Ser-610, Ser-622, Ser-641 and Ser-673 in several isoforms during mitosis.

      Polyubiquitinated. Requires functional TRAF6 and may provoke SQSTM1-dependent degradation by the proteasome By similarity. PHF-tau can be modified by three different forms of polyubiquitination. 'Lys-48'-linked polyubiquitination is the major form, 'Lys-6'-linked and 'Lys-11'-linked polyubiquitination also occur.

      Glycation of PHF-tau, but not normal brain tau. Glycation is a non-enzymatic post-translational modification that involves a covalent linkage between a sugar and an amino group of a protein molecule forming ketoamine. Subsequent oxidation, fragmentation and/or cross-linking of ketoamine leads to the production of advanced glycation endproducts (AGES). Glycation may play a role in stabilizing PHF aggregation leading to tangle formation in AD.

      INVOLVEMENT IN DISEASE: In Alzheimer disease, the neuronal cytoskeleton in the brain is progressively disrupted and replaced by tangles of paired helical filaments (PHF) and straight filaments, mainly composed of hyperphosphorylated forms of TAU (PHF-TAU or AD P-TAU).

      Defects in MAPT are a cause of frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP17) [MIM:600274, 172700]; also called frontotemporal dementia (FTD) or historically termed Pick complex. This form of frontotemporal dementia is characterized by presenile dementia with behavioral changes, deterioration of cognitive capacities and loss of memory. In some cases, parkinsonian symptoms are prominent. Neuropathological changes include frontotemporal atrophy often associated with atrophy of the basal ganglia, substantia nigra, amygdala. In most cases, protein tau deposits are found in glial cells and/or neurons.

      Defects in MAPT are a cause of pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration (PPND) [MIM:168610]. The clinical features include ocular motility abnormalities, dystonia and urinary incontinence, besides progressive parkinsonism and dementia. Ref.51 Ref.54 Ref.61 Ref.34 Ref.35 Ref.41 Ref.47 Ref.53

      Defects in MAPT are a cause of corticobasal degeneration (CBD). It is marked by extrapyramidal signs and apraxia and can be associated with memory loss. Neuropathologic features may overlap Alzheimer disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Parkinson disease. Ref.51 Ref.54 Ref.61

      Defects in MAPT are a cause of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) [MIM:601104, 260540]; also known as Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome. PSP is characterized by akinetic-rigid syndrome, supranuclear gaze palsy, pyramidal tract dysfunction, pseudobulbar signs and cognitive capacities deterioration. Neurofibrillary tangles and gliosis but no amyloid plaques are found in diseased brains. Most cases appear to be sporadic, with a significant association with a common haplotype including the MAPT gene and the flanking regions. Familial cases show an autosomal dominant pattern of transmission with incomplete penetrance; genetic analysis of a few cases showed the occurrence of tau mutations, including a deletion of Asn-613. Ref.51 Ref.54 Ref.61 Ref.42 Ref.50 Ref.56 Ref.62 Ref.63 Ref.65

      Defects in MAPT may be a cause of hereditary dysphasic disinhibition dementia (HDDD) [MIM:607485]. HDDD is a frontotemporal dementia characterized by progressive cognitive deficits with memory loss and personality changes, severe dysphasic disturbances leading to mutism, and hyperphagia. Ref.51 Ref.54 Ref.61

      SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES: Contains 4 Tau/MAP repeats.

      Molecular Weight50-68 kDa
      Physicochemical Information
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      Safety Information
      Product Usage Statements
      Quality AssuranceWestern Blot:
      Usage Statement
      • Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
      Storage and Shipping Information
      Storage ConditionsStable for 1 year at 2-8ºC from date of receipt.
      Packaging Information
      Material Size100 µg
      Transport Information
      Supplemental Information
      Specifications
      Global Trade Item Number
      Catalogue Number GTIN
      MAB2241 04053252726934

      Documentation

      Anti-Tau Antibody, clone Tau 12 SDS

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      Safety Data Sheet (SDS) 

      Anti-Tau Antibody, clone Tau 12 Certificates of Analysis

      TitleLot Number
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2117157 2117157
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2356098 2356098
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2430378 2430378
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2002741 2002741
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2036116 2036116
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2091761 2091761
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2154093 2154093
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2272151 2272151
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 2488840 2488840
      Anti-Tau, clone Tau 12 - 3170826 3170826

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      Title
      Research Focus - Volume 2, 2013

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