tau protein

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One of a class of proteins that stabilizes microtubules, particularly in neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes of the central nervous system.
Notes:
  1. The various tau proteins are splice variants of the single gene microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT).
  2. Defective tau proteins are associated with dementias such as Alzheimer disease.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 910 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'tau protein' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12122 RIS BibTex EndNote
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