Tau (Phospho-S396) polyclonal, anti-human, mouse, rat

Background:
Tau, also known as MAPT (microtubule-associated protein tau), MAPTL, MTBT1 or TAU, is a 758 amino acid protein that localizes to the cytoplasm, as well as to the cytoskeleton and the cell membrane, and contains four Tau/MAP repeats. Expressed in neuronal tissue and existing as multiple alternatively spliced isoforms, Tau functions to promote microtubule assembly and stability and is thought to be involved in the maintenance of neuronal polarity. Tau may also link microtubules with neural plasma membrane components and, in addition to its role in microtubule stability, is also necessary for cytoskeletal plasticity. Tau is highly subject to a variety of post-translational modifications, including phosphorylation on serine and threonine residues, polyubiquitination (and subsequent proteasomal degradation) and glycation of specific Tau isoforms. Defects in the gene encoding Tau are associated with Alzheimers disease, pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration (PPND), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

Alternative Name:
PHF-tau, MAPT, AI413597, AW045860, DDPAC, FLJ31424, FTDP 17, G protein beta1/gamma2 subunit interacting factor 1, MAPT, MAPTL, MGC134287, MGC138549, MGC156663, Microtubule associated protein tau, Microtubule associated protein tau isoform 4, Microtubule-associated protein tau, MSTD, Mtapt, MTBT1, MTBT2, Neurofibrillary tangle protein, Paired helical filament tau, Paired helical filament-tau, PHF tau, PHF-tau, PPND, PPP1R103, Protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 103, pTau, RNPTAU, TAU, TAU, Tauopathy and respiratory failure, included,

Application Dilution:
WB:1:500-1:1,000
ICC:1:100-1:500
IHC:1:50-1:200

Specificity: Tau (Phospho-S396) polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Tau protein only when phosphorylated at S396.

Immunogen:
Synthetic phospho-peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ser396 of human Tau.

MW: 80 kDa

Swiss-Prot: P10636(Human) P10637(Mouse) P19332(Rat)

Purification & Purity:
ProA affinity purified

Format:
Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Storage:
Store at +4°C after thawing. Aliquot store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.