Part Descriptions

LP28537-6   Tau protein
CSF tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) is a widely used biomarker for Alzheimer disease (AD) and has recently been regarded to reflect β-amyloid and/or p-tau deposition in the AD brain. Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by intranuclear inclusions in neurons, glial cells, and other somatic cells. Symptoms include dementia, neuropathy, and others. CSF biomarkers were not reported. The objective of this study was to investigate whether CSF biomarkers including p-tau181 are altered in patients with NIID. Source: Máxima MC,

LP28537-6   Tau protein
Tau proteins are proteins that stabilize microtubules. They are abundant in neurons of the central nervous system and are less common elsewhere, but are also expressed at very low levels in CNS astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. When tau proteins are defective, and no longer stabilize microtubules properly, they can result in dementias such as Alzheimer's disease.

Tau proteins interact with tubulin to stabilize microtubules and promote tubulin assembly into microtubules. Tau has two ways of controlling microtubule stability: isoforms and phosphorylation.

Six tau isoforms exist in brain tissue, and they are distinguished by their number of binding domains. Three isoforms have three binding domains and the other three have four binding domains. The binding domains are located in the carboxy-terminus of the protein and are positively-charged (allowing it to bind to the negatively-charged microtubule). The isoforms with four binding domains are better at stabilizing microtubules than those with three binding domains. The isoforms are a result of alternative splicing in exons 2,3, and 10 of the tau gene.

Phosphorylation of tau is regulated by a host of kinases. For example, PKN, a serine/threonine kinase. When PKN is activated, it phosphorylates tau, resulting in disruption of microtubule organization Taniguchi et al., 2001. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Tau protein

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Tau protein:MCnc:Pt:Ser:Qn:
Long Common Name
Tau protein [Mass/volume] in Serum
Short Name
Tau Prot Ser-mCnc
Display Name
Tau protein (S) [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Tau protein, Blood

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Tau protein
    LP28537-6
    • Analyte
      Tau protein
      LP28537-6
      • Component Numerator
        Tau protein
        LP28537-6
        • Component Numerator Core
          Tau protein
          LP28537-6
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
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        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
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    • Challenge
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    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    MCnc
    LP6827-2
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    Ser
    LP7567-3
    • System Core
      Ser
      LP7567-3
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Qn
    LP7753-9
  • Method
    NULL
     

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.08
Last Updated
Version 2.42 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
cs-CZCzech (Czechia)Tau protein:Hmotnostní koncentrace:Časový bod:Sérum:Kvantitativní:
de-DEGerman (Germany)Tau-Protein:Massenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Serum:Quantitativ:
el-GRGreek (Greece)Πρωτεΐνη Tau:MCnc:Pt:Ορός:Qn:
Synonyms: CHEM MCnc Pt Qn Ορός Πρωτεΐνη Πρωτεΐνη Tau
es-ARSpanish (Argentina)proteína tau:concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:suero:cuantitativo:
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Proteína Tau:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Proteína tau:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero:Cuantitativo:
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Tau valk:MCnc:Pt:S:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Seerum
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Protéine Tau:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum:Quantitatif:
fr-FRFrench (France)Protéines Tau:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum:Numérique:
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Protéine Tau:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum:Quantitatif:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Tau, proteina:MCnc:Pt:Siero:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Proteina Tau Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero
ko-KRKorean (Korea, Republic Of)타우 단백:질량농도:검사시점:혈청:정량:
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)tau-proteïne:massa/volume:moment:serum:kwantitatief:
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Białko Tau:stężenie masowe:punkt w czasie:surowica:ilościowy:
pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)Proteína tau:MCnc:Pt:Soro:Qn:
Synonyms: ; Tau Prot; Alzheimer disease; PR; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; Serum; SR; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Тау протеин:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв:Колич:
Synonyms: Белок Количественный Массовая концентрация Сыворотка Тау белок Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Tau protein:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser:Kant:
zh-CNChinese (China)Tau 蛋白:质量浓度:时间点:血清:定量型:
Synonyms: Alzheimer 病;蛋白 Tau;阿尔茨海默病 PR;Prot;成分 - 化学 - 蛋白质类;蛋白;朊;蛋白质类;蛋白质类物质 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积)

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