TAU IN PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENTS IS FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT FROM FETAL TAU - ASSEMBLY INCOMPETENCE OF PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT-TAU

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作者
YOSHIDA, H [1 ]
IHARA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,FAC MED,INST BRAIN RES,DEPT NEUROPATHOL,7-3-1 HONGO,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
关键词
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENTS; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT-TAU; FETAL-TAU; PHOSPHORYLATION; MICROTUBULES;
D O I
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1993.tb03642.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Tau in paired helical filaments (PHF-tau) and fetal tau share several phosphorylated epitopes, as revealed by several phosphorylation-dependent PHF monoclonals. We have asked whether there is any difference between the two molecules in tubulin assembly-promoting activity and found that PHF-tau is almost assembly incompetent, whereas fetal tau is low in this activity but still assembly competent. This indicates that despite substantial similarities in immunoreactivities, PHF-tau and fetal tau are quite distinct from each other in function.
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页码:1183 / 1186
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