Tau protein

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:abnormalForm neurofibrillary tangles
gptkbp:aggregatesFrom forms paired helical filaments
gptkbp:aggregationLeadsTo neurofibrillary tangles
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:MAPT
gptkb:microtubule-associated_protein_tau
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing six isoforms in adult human brain
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkb:tauopathies
frontotemporal dementia
gptkbp:degradedBy autophagy
ubiquitin-proteasome system
gptkbp:dephosphorylationBy gptkb:protein_phosphatase_2A
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marc_Kirschner
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1975
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:MAPT_gene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:human
neurons
gptkbp:function stabilizes microtubules
gptkbp:hasBiomarker neurodegenerative diseases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau protein
gptkbp:interactsWith microtubules
protein kinases
protein phosphatases
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:synaptic_plasticity
cell signaling
neurodegeneration
microtubule assembly
microtubule stabilization
neuronal polarity
axon outgrowth
memory impairment (in disease)
gptkbp:locale axons
cell body (in disease)
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_17q21
gptkbp:molecularWeight 45-65 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith causes frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism
gptkbp:pathologicalRole impairs neuronal function when aggregated
gptkbp:phosphorylates serine
threonine
gptkbp:phosphorylationLeadsTo reduced microtubule binding
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification phosphorylation
gptkbp:presentIn cerebrospinal fluid (increased in disease)
glial cells (in disease)
gptkbp:structure contains microtubule-binding repeats
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:transgenic_mouse_models
gptkbp:target therapeutic research in Alzheimer's disease
gptkbp:UniProtID P10636
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Microtubule_Associated_Protein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6