Expression of tau protein in non-neuronal cells: microtubule binding and stabilization

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The microtubule-associated protein tau is a developmentally regulated family of neuronal phosphoproteins that promotes the assembly and stabilization of microtubules. The carboxy-terminal half of the protein contains three copies of an imperfectly repeated sequence; this region has been found to bind microtubules in vitro. In addition, a fourth copy of the repeat has been found in adult-specific forms of tau...

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