tau protein

English

Etymology

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Noun

tau protein (plural tau proteins)

1. (neurology) A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

   Synonym: tau

Hypernyms

• microtubule-associated protein (MAP)

Translations

protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules

• French: protéine tau (fr) f
• German: Tauprotein n, Tau-Protein n

See also

• MAPT
• tauopathy

Further reading

• tau protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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