CST, 36898S, Tau (E8G8H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

Monoclonal Antibody for studying Tau iso2/Tau iso5/Tau iso4. Validated for Western Blotting. Available in 2 sizes. Highly specific and rigorously validated in-house, Tau (E8G8H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (CST #36898) is ready to ship. Product Usage Information Western Blotting: 1:1000 Storage Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol, and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody. Protocol Available protocols: Western Blotting Specificity / Sensitivity Tau (E8G8H) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody recognizes endogenous levels of total tau protein. Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat Source / Purification Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Gly214 of isoform 2 of human tau protein. This site is equivalent to Gly272 of isoform 8 of human tau protein. Background Tau is a heterogeneous microtubule-associated protein that promotes and stabilizes microtubule assembly, especially in axons. Six isoforms with different amino-terminal inserts and different numbers of tandem repeats near the carboxy terminus have been identified, and tau is hyperphosphorylated at approximately 25 sites by Erk, glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), and CDK5 (1,2). Phosphorylation decreases the ability of tau to bind to microtubules. Neurofibrillary tangles are a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD); these tangles are bundles of paired helical filaments (PHFs) composed of hyperphosphorylated tau. In particular, phosphorylation at Ser396 by GSK-3 or CDK5 destabilizes microtubules. Furthermore, research studies have shown that inclusions of tau are found in a number of other neurodegenerative diseases, collectively known as tauopathies (1,3). Alternate Names DDPAC; FLJ31424; FTDP-17; G protein beta1/gamma2 subunit-interacting factor 1; MAPT; MAPTL; MGC138549; microtubule associated protein tau; Microtubule-associated protein tau; MSTD; MTBT1; MTBT2; Neurofibrillary tangle protein; Paired helical filament-tau; PHF-tau; PPND; PPP1R103; protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 103; TAU; Tau iso2; Tau iso4; Tau iso5 Specification REACTIVITY: H M R SENSITIVITY: Endogenous MW (kDa): 50-80 Source/Isotype: Rabbit IgG