Invitrogen™ Tau Monoclonal Antibody (2E9)

Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

Catalog Number	Mfr. No.	Quantity
PIMA547306	Invitrogen™ MA547306	500 μL
PIMA547404	Invitrogen™ MA547404	100 μL

Description

Tau Monoclonal Antibody for Western Blot, ICC/IF, IHC

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: Tau
• Concentration: 1 mg/mL
• Applications: Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot, Immunocytochemistry
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Host Species: Mouse
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Formulation: PBS with 50% glycerol and 5mM sodium azide
• Gene Accession No.: P10636, P10637, P19332, P29172
• Gene ID (Entrez): 100054638, 100738351, 17762, 281296, 29477, 4137
• Immunogen: Recombinant full length 441 amino acid human tau.
• Product Type: Antibody

• Clone: 2E9
• Content And Storage: Store at 4°C short term. For long term storage, store at -20°C, avoiding freeze/thaw cycles.
• Classification: Monoclonal
• Form: Liquid
• Isotype: IgG1 κ
• Target Species: Human, Mouse, Rat, Bovine, Pig, Horse
• 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)
• Gene Symbols: MAPT
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Purification Method: Affinity chromatography