Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Documents

T6402

Sigma-Aldrich

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

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

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

biological source

rabbit

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.

Disclaimer

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.

Not finding the right product?  

Try our Product Selector Tool.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Yaqi Deng et al.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000), 52(4), 341-349 (2014-05-23)
Myelinogenesis is a complex process that involves substantial and dynamic changes in plasma membrane architecture and myelin interaction with axons. Highly ramified processes of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS) make axonal contact and then extrapolate to wrap around
Dendritic Tau in Alzheimer?s Disease
Ittner A, et al.
Neuron, 99(1), 13-27 (2018)
C A Davies et al.
The American journal of pathology, 143(6), 1594-1605 (1993-12-01)
Several papers have described an 'amorphous' component of the amyloid in diffuse plaques and it has been suggested that this is 'preamyloid,' which is not organized into fibrils. Because most of the studies have been performed on autopsy tissue it
Beta-amyloid deposition and Alzheimer's type changes induced by Borrelia spirochetes
Miklossy J, et al.
Neurobiology of Aging, 27(2), 228-236 (2006)
Phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein tau by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in its tubulin binding sites
Yamamoto H
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 408, 255-262 (2002)
View All Related Papers

Articles

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly and is characterized by gradual loss of cognitive functions.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service