Description
Tau (phospho Ser416) Antibody | 79-518 | Gentaur UK, US & Europe Distribution
Host: Rabbit
Reactivity: Rat
Homology: N/A
Immunogen: Tau (phospho-Ser416) antibody was raised against a peptide sequence around phosphorylation site of serine 416 (T-G-S (p) -I-D) derived from Rat Tau.
Research Area: Phospho-Specific
Tested Application: WB
Application: Western Blot: 1:500~1:1000
Specificiy: This antibody detects endogenous levels of Tau only when phosphorylated at serine 416.
Positive Control 1: N/A
Positive Control 2: N/A
Positive Control 3: N/A
Positive Control 4: N/A
Positive Control 5: N/A
Positive Control 6: N/A
Molecular Weight: 48, 62, 78 kDa
Validation: N/A
Isoform: N/A
Purification: Antibodies were purified by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific phosphopeptide. Non-phospho specific antibodies were removed by chromatogramphy using non-phosphopeptide.
Clonality: Polyclonal
Clone: N/A
Isotype: N/A
Conjugate: Unconjugated
Physical State: Liquid
Buffer: Antibody supplied in phosphate buffered saline (without Mg2+ and Ca2+) , pH 7.4, 150mM NaCl, 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol.
Concentration: 1 mg/mL
Storage Condition: Store antibody at -20˚C for up to one year.
Alternate Name: pTau, Mtapt, RNPTAU, Mapt
User Note: N/A
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, 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 and these tangles are bundles of paired helical filaments composed of hyperphosphorylated tau. In particular, phosphorylation of Ser396 by GSK-3 or CDK5 destabilizes microtubules in Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, inclusions of tau are found in a number of other neurodegenerative diseases, collectively known as tauopathies (1, 3) .