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Tau protein — Tau proteins are microtubule associated proteins that are abundant in neurons in the central nervous system and are less common elsewhere. They were discovered in 1975 in Marc Kirschner s laboratory at Princeton University… … Wikipedia
Tau-Protein — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 352 757 Aminosäuren (je nach Isoform) … Deutsch Wikipedia
tau protein — (= tau factor) Protein (60 70 kD) that co purifies with tubulin through cycles of assembly and disassembly, and the first microtubule associated protein to be characterized. Tau proteins are a family made by alternative splicing of a single gene … Dictionary of molecular biology
Tau-protein kinase — In enzymology, a tau protein kinase (EC number|2.7.11.26) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + [tau protein] ightleftharpoons ADP + O phospho [tau protein] Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and tau protein,… … Wikipedia
tau-protein kinase — tau pro·tein ki·nase (tou) (taw proґtēn kiґnās) [EC 2.7.11.26] a protein serine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates serine and threonine residues in tau proteins; it is activated by tubulin. Altered enzyme activity, leading to… … Medical dictionary
Tau (disambiguation) — Tau is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.Tau may also refer to:In geography: * Tau, Norway, a small town in western Norway * Tău, two villages in Romania * Tau, Samoa (Taokinaū), an island in the Manuokinaa Island Group of American Samoa *… … Wikipedia
Tau — bezeichnet: Tau (Niederschlag), durch Temperaturunterschiede kondensiertes Wasser Morgentau bei morgendlichem Auftreten Tauwerk, in der Seemannssprache ein gedrehtes Seil Tau (Buchstabe) (Majuskel Τ, Minuskel τ), 19. Buchstabe des griechischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Protein (disambiguation) — Protein is a class of biomolecules composed of amino acid chains.Protein may also refer to:Biochemistry* Antifreeze protein, class of polypeptides produced by certain fish, vertebrates, plants, fungi and bacteria * Conjugated protein, protein… … Wikipedia
tau — 1. The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. Symbol for tele; relaxation time. 3. A protein that associates with microtubules and other elements of the cytoskeleton; t. accelerates tubulin polymerization and stabilizes microtubules; t. is also… … Medical dictionary
Protein kinase A — In cell biology, Protein kinase A (PKA) refers to a family of enzymes whose activity is dependent on cellular levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP). PKA is also known as cAMP dependent protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.11). Protein kinase A has several functions… … Wikipedia
