Protein Name: Microtubule-associated protein tau
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UniprotKB/SwissProt ID: TAU_MOUSE (P10637)
Gene Name: Mapt
Synonyms: Mtapt, Tau
Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse).
Function: Promotes microtubule assembly and stability, and might be involved in the establishment and maintenance of neuronal polarity. The C-terminus binds axonal microtubules while the N- terminus binds neural plasma membrane components, suggesting that tau functions as a linker protein between both. Axonal polarity is predetermined by tau localization (in the neuronal cell) in the domain of the cell body defined by the centrosome. The short isoforms allow plasticity of the cytoskeleton whereas the longer isoforms may preferentially play a role in its stabilization.
Other Modifications: View all modification sites in dbPTM
Protein Subcellular Localization: Cytoplasm, cytosol. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Cell projection, axon. Note=Mostly found in the axons of neurons, in the cytosol and in association with plasma membrane components.
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