Storage Buffer | 10 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl pH 7.4 |
Storage Temperature | -80ºC |
Shipping Temperature | Dry Ice. Shipping note: Product will be shipped separately from other products purchased in the same order. |
Purification | Ion-exchange Purified |
Cite This Product | Human Recombinant Tau Protein (StressMarq Biosciences Inc., Victoria BC CANADA, Catalog # SPR-327) |
Certificate of Analysis | Certified >95% pure using SDS-PAGE analysis. Low endotoxin <5 EU/mL @ 2mg/mL. |
Other Relevant Information | For corresponding PFFs, see catalog# SPR-329 |
Alternative Names | Tau monomer, Tau protein monomer, Tau protein, microtubule-associated protein Tau, MAPT, MAP, microtubule-associated protein, Tau-441, Paired Helical Filament-Tau, Phf-Tau, Neurofibrillary Tangle Protein, G Protein Beta1/Gamma2 Subunit-Interacting Factor 1, Isoform 2, tubulin-associated unit |
Research Areas | Alzheimer's Disease, Axon Markers, Cell Markers, Cell Signaling, Cytoskeleton, Microtubules, MT Associated Proteins, Neurodegeneration, Neuron Markers, Neuroscience, Tangles & Tau |
Cellular Localization | Axolemma, Axolemma Plasma Membrane, Axon, Cell Body, Cell membrane, Cytoplasm, Cytoplasmic Ribonucleoprotein Granule, Cytoplasmic Side, Cytoskeleton, Cytosol, Dendrite, Growth cone, Microtubule, Microtubule Associated Complex, Neurofibrillary Tangle, Neuronal Cell Body, Nuclear Periphery, Nuclear Speck, Nucleus, Peripheral membrane protein, Plasma Membrane, Tubulin Complex |
Accession Number | NP_005901.2 |
Gene ID | 4137 |
Swiss Prot | P10636 |
Scientific Background | Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting 10% of seniors over the age of 65 (1). It was named after Alois Alzheimer, a German scientist who discovered tangled bundles of fibrils where neurons had once been in the brain of a deceased patient in 1907 (2). Tau (tubulin-associated unit) is normally located in the axons of neurons where it stabilizes microtubules. Tauopathies such as AD are characterized by neurofibrillary tangles containing hyperphosphorylated tau fibrils (3). There are six isoforms of tau in the adult human brain: three with four repeat units (4R) and three with three repeat units (3R) (4). 2N4R, or Tau-441 is the full length tau protein. P301S is a mutation encoded by exon 10 (4) that impairs the ability of tau to assemble microtubules (5). |
References |
1. www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures 2. Alzheimer, A. Über eine eigenartige Erkrankung der Hirnrinde. Allg. Z. Psychiatr. Psych.-Gerichtl. Med. 64, 146–148 (1907) 3. Matsumoto, G. et al. (2018). Int J Mol Sci. 19, 1497. 4. Goedert, M. and Spillantini, M. G. (2017). Mol Brain. 10:18. 5. Bugiani, O. et al. (1999). J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 58(6):667-77. |
Thioflavin T is a fluorescent dye that binds to beta sheet-rich structures, such as those in tau fibrils. Upon binding, the emission spectrum of the dye experiences a red-shift and increased fluorescence intensity. Thioflavin T emission curves show increased fluorescence (correlated to tau aggregation) over time in tau monomers (SPR-327). A greater increase in fluorescence is seen when 50 µM monomer (SPR-327) is combined with 10 µM PFFs (SPR-329 or SPR-330), as the fibrils seed the formation of new fibrils from the pool of monomers. Thioflavin T ex = 450 nm, em = 485 nm. 10 uM heparin was added to each well. Note: We use molecular weight of 45.84 kDa for both tau monomer and fibril in calculations. We load 100µL/well for Thioflavin T assay so 50 µM is 229.2 µg/well and 10 µM is 45.84 µg/well.
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Based on validation through cited publications.