tau protein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

tau protein tau proteins

Synonyms

tau

Related words

MAPT tauopathy
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