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Record 1 2014-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

The tau protein is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein. Apart of its physiological function - the binding to and stabilization of microtubules - tau is found in Alzheimer's disease brains as insoluble fibers, the so-called "paired-helical filaments" (PHFs).

OBS

tau: originally an acronym that stood for tubule-associated unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Tau est une protéine neuronale associée aux microtubules [...], les microtubules étant les «armatures» des neurones et les rails qui permettent le transfert de diverses molécules dans ces cellules. La protéine tau a été décrite [...] comme un facteur permettant la polymérisation – l'association – de la tubuline (une autre protéine) en microtubules.

Spanish

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