Tau is a family of six isoforms, derived from a single gene by alternative mRNA splicing¹. They vary in size from 352 to 441 amino acids (36.8 to 45.9 kDa), and differ from one another in having three or four microtubule binding repeats (R) of 31-32 amino acids each, and two, one or none amino terminal inserts (N) of 29 amino acids each².

Tau promotes the assembly and maintains the structure of microtubules in neuronal cells^3,4,5. While the fetal brain contains a single isoform of tau (Tau-352) the adult brain has several isoforms. Tau is both phosphorylated and O-GlcNAcylated⁶. The normal brain tau contains 2-3 moles of phosphate/mole of the protein. In Alzheimer disease tau is hyperphosphorylated, containing 3-4-fold more phosphate/mole of the protein than the normal tau^7,8 and is the major protein subunit of paired helical filaments (PHF) that form the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). NFT accumulation correlates with the clinical progression of Alzheimer"s disease. Tau 4G11 (TA-1001) is a rPeptide exclusive Tau Monoclonal Antibody that binds 4 out of the 6 Tau isoforms. It specifically binds Tau-381, Tau-410, Tau-412, and Tau-441 which all contain at least one amino terminal insert.

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