Invitrogen™ Phospho-Tau (Thr231) Monoclonal Antibody (AT180)

Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

Supplier:  Invitrogen™ MN1040

Catalog No. ENMN1040

Description

MN1040 recognizes PHF-Tau and tangles. Cross-reacts weakly with normal Tau. Does not cross react with recombinant unphosphorylated human Tau. The epitope of this antibody is the phosphorylated Thr231 residue (numbering according to human Tau40). MN1040 detects PHF-tau (Thr231) which has a predicted molecular weight of approximately 79 kDa. Purity is >95% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein found predominantly on axons. The function of Tau is to promote tubulin polymerization and stabilize microtubules. 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/MAPT localization (in the neuronal cell) in the domain of the cell body defined by the centrosome. The short isoforms allow plasticity of the cytoskeleton while the longer isoforms may preferentially play a role in its stabilization. In its hyper-phosphorylated form, Tau is the major component of paired helical filaments (PHF), the building block of neurofibrillary lesions in Alzheimer's diseases (AD) brain. Hyper-phosphorylation impairs the microtubule binding function of Tau, resulting in the destabilization of microtubules in AD brains, ultimately leading to the degeneration of the affected neurons. Numerous serine/threonine kinases phosphorylate Tau, including GSK-3beta, protein kinase A (PKA), cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5) and casein kinase II. Hyper-phosphorylated Tau is found in neurofibrillary lesions in a range and other central nervous system disorders such as Pick's disease, frontotemporal dementia, cortico-basal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy.

Specifications

• Antigen: Phospho-Tau (Thr231)
• Classification: Monoclonal
• Concentration: 0.2 mg/mL
• Formulation: PBS with no preservative
• Gene Accession No.: P10636, P19332
• Gene Symbols: MAPT
• Immunogen: Partially purified human PHF-Tau.
• Quantity: 100 μg
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Target Species: Human, Rat
• Product Type: Antibody
• Isotype: IgG1 κ

• Applications: ELISA, Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin), Western Blot
• Clone: AT180
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Gene: MAPT
• Gene Alias: AI413597; AW045860; DDPAC; FLJ31424; FTDP17; FTDP-17; G protein beta1/gamma2 subunit-interacting factor 1; map tau; Mapt; MAPTL; MGC138549; microtubule associated protein tau; microtubule-associated protein tau; microtubule-associated protein tau, isoform 4; microtubules; MSTD; Mtapt; MTBT1; MTBT2; Neurofibrillary tangle protein; neurofibrillary tangles; Neuronal Marker; paired helical filament-tau; PHFtau; PHF-tau; PPND; PPP1R103; protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 103; pTau; RNPTAU; Tau; Tau microtubule-associated protein; tau protein; Tau-4; Tau5; Unknown (protein for MGC:134287)
• Host Species: Mouse
• Purification Method: Purified
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Gene ID (Entrez): 29477, 4137
• Content And Storage: -20°C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles
• Form: Liquid
• Green Features: Responsibly packaged

Safety and Handling

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