Tau is a family of six isoforms, derived from a single gene by alternative mRNA splicing¹. They vary in size from 352 to 441 amino acids (36.8 to 45.9 kDa), and differ from one another in having three or four microtubule binding repeats (R) of 31-32 amino acids each, and two, one or none amino terminal inserts (N) of 29 amino acids each².

Tau promotes the assembly and maintains the structure of microtubules in neuronal cells^3,4,5. While the fetal brain contains a single isoform of tau (Tau-352) the adult brain has several isoforms. Tau is both phosphorylated and O-GlcNAcylated⁶. The normal brain tau contains 2-3 moles of phosphate/mole of the protein. In Alzheimer disease tau is hyperphosphorylated, containing 3-4-fold more phosphate/mole of the protein than the normal tau^7,8 and is the major protein subunit of paired helical filaments (PHF) that form the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). NFT accumulation correlates with the clinical progression of Alzheimer"s disease. Tau-1A6 (TA-1002; Patent Pending) is a proprietary rPeptide Tau Monoclonal Antibody that binds all 6 Tau isoforms.

用产品只提供给进一步的科研使用，不可应用于治疗等其他方面。 rPeptide是设在雅典，美国佐治亚州的一家生物技术公司，是一种在阿尔茨海默氏症和帕金森氏病的研究提供研究产品（重组多肽和蛋白质，抗体，试剂）市场的*。rPeptide还提供定制服务的范围从分子生物学，蛋白表达和纯化，13C和15N的多肽和蛋白质的统一标识。 rPeptide有一个专有的平台载体技术，使可溶性肽/蛋白在大肠杆菌中（如淀，β-淀粉样蛋白，瘦素，亲胰岛素）历史上的困难肽/蛋白表达。 商品名称    商品货号    商品品牌 Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Mouse, Rat    A-1007-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Starter Kit    A-1150-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Starter Kit    A-1150-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, HCl    A-1156-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, HCl    A-1156-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, HFIP    A-1153-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, HFIP    A-1153-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, NaOH    A-1155-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, NaOH    A-1155-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, TFA    A-1001-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40), Ultra Pure, TFA    A-1001-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40, D23N)    A-1013-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40, D23N)    A-1013-2    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40, F4W)    A-1011-1    rPeptide Beta-Amyloid (1-40, F4W)    A-1011-2    rPeptide