Invitrogen™ Tau Polyclonal Antibody

Catalog No.	Quantity
PIPA594998	100 μg

Catalog No. PIPA594998 Supplier Invitrogen™ Supplier No. PA594998

Description

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Reconstitute with 0.2 mL of distilled water to yield a concentration of 500 μg/mL. Positive Control - WB: Rat Brain Tissue, Mouse Brain Tissue, HT1080 whole cell, MCF-7 whole cell. Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

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
• Applications: Western Blot
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Concentration: 500 μg/mL
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Formulation: PBS with 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2PO4 and 0.05mg thimerosal, 0.05mg sodium azide
• Gene: MAPT
• Gene Accession No.: P10636, P10637, P19332
• 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
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Immunogen: A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human Tau (29-44aa YTMHQDQEGDTDAGLK).
• Purification Method: Affinity chromatography
• Quantity: 100 μg
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Gene ID (Entrez): 17762, 29477, 4137
• Target Species: Human, Mouse, Rat
• Content And Storage: -20°C
• Product Type: Antibody
• Form: Lyophilized
• Isotype: IgG