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| Gene Symbol | 4RTAU |
| Full Name | 4R-Tau |
| Protein Type | Protein |
| Function | is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases collectively called 4R-tauopathies[@buee2000]. |
| Primary Expression | a 1:1 ratio |
| Molecular Weight | ~45-65 kDa (depending on isoform) |
| Amino Acids | 441 aa |
| UniProt ID | P10636 (isoform 2) |
| Protein Name | 4R-Tau - Tau Protein with Four Repeat Domains |
| Gene | MAPT |
| Protein Class | Microtubule-associated protein |
| Isoform Length | 383-441 amino acids (4R isoforms) |
| N-terminal projection domain | Projects away from microtubules, interacts with neuronal membranes |
| Proline-rich region | Contains multiple phosphorylation sites (20+ ser/thr sites) |
| 1N, 2N isoforms | Include N-terminal inserts from exon 2/3 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| KG Connections | 1 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
A["4R-Tau Protein"]
B["Microtubule Assembly"]
C["Axonal Transport"]
D["Tau Aggregation"]
E["Neurofibrillary Tangles"]
F["Neuronal Dysfunction"]
G["Synaptic Loss"]
H["Neurodegeneration"]
I["Alzheimer's Disease"]
J["Progressive Supranuclear Palsy"]
K["Corticobasal Degeneration"]
L["Frontotemporal Dementia"]
M["Tau Kinases"]
N["Tau Phosphatases"]
O["Microglia Activation"]
P["Neuroinflammation"]
A -->|"stabilizes"| B
B -->|"maintains"| C
M -->|"phosphorylates"| A
N -->|"dephosphorylates"| A
A -->|"forms"| D
D -->|"leads to"| E
E -->|"causes"| F
F -->|"results in"| G
G -->|"promotes"| H
E -->|"activates"| O
O -->|"triggers"| P
P -->|"accelerates"| H
H -->|"manifests as"| I
H -->|"manifests as"| J
H -->|"manifests as"| K
H -->|"manifests as"| L
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class A central
class B,C protective
class D,E,F,G,H,O,P pathological
class M,N regulatory
class I,J,K,L disease| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
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| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
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| proteins-4r-tau | describes | wiki | 0.90 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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