Microtubule-associated proteins that are mainly expressed in neurons. Tau proteins constitute several isoforms and play an important role in the assembly of tubulin monomers into microtubules and in maintaining the cytoskeleton and axonal transport. Aggregation of specific sets of tau proteins in filamentous inclusions is the common feature of intraneuronal and glial fibrillar lesions (NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEUROPIL THREADS) in numerous neurodegenerative disorders (ALZHEIMER DISEASE; TAUOPATHIES).

DUI

D016875 MeSH Prohlížeč

CUI

M0025678

Předchozí užití

Microtubule-Associated Proteins (1986-1991); Microtubules (1976-1985)

Historická pozn.

1992; use TAU (NM) 1977-91

Online pozn.

use TAU PROTEINS (NM) to search TAU (NM) 1980-90

Veřejná pozn.

1992; TAU (NM) was indexed under MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS 1985-91 & under PROTEINS 1977-84