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@ARTICLE{Schaap:57095,
author = {Schaap, I.A.T. and Hoffmann, B. and Carrasco, C. and
Merkel, R. and Schmidt, C. F.},
title = {{T}au protein binding forms a 1 nm thick layer along
protofilaments without affecting the radial elasticity of
microtubules},
journal = {Journal of structural biology},
volume = {158},
issn = {1047-8477},
address = {San Diego, Calif.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {PreJuSER-57095},
pages = {282 - 292},
year = {2007},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {Tau is one of the most abundant microtubule-associated
proteins involved in kinetic stabilization and bundling of
axonal microtubules. Although intense research has revealed
much about tau function and its involvement in Alzheimer's
disease during the past years, it still remains unclear how
exactly tau binds on microtubules and if the kinetic
stabilization of microtubules by tau is accompanied, at
least in part, by a mechanical reinforcement of
microtubules. In this paper, we have used atomic force
microscopy to address both aspects by visualizing and
mechanically analyzing microtubules in the presence of
native tau isoforms. We could show that tau at saturating
concentrations forms a 1 nm thick layer around the
microtubule, but leaves the protofilament structure well
visible. The latter observation argues for tau binding
mainly along and not across the protofilaments. The radial
elasticity of microtubules was almost unaffected by tau,
consistent with tau binding along the tops of the
protofilaments. Tau did increase the resistance of
microtubules against rupture. Finite-element calculations
confirmed our findings.},
keywords = {Animals / Elasticity / Kinetics / Microscopy, Atomic Force
/ Microtubule-Associated Proteins: chemistry / Microtubules:
chemistry / Protein Binding / Protein Isoforms / Swine:
metabolism / tau Proteins: chemistry /
Microtubule-Associated Proteins (NLM Chemicals) / Protein
Isoforms (NLM Chemicals) / tau Proteins (NLM Chemicals) / J
(WoSType)},
cin = {IBN-4},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB802},
pnm = {Kondensierte Materie},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK414},
shelfmark = {Biochemistry $\&$ Molecular Biology / Biophysics / Cell
Biology},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:17329123},
UT = {WOS:000246927800003},
doi = {10.1016/j.jsb.2006.11.010},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/57095},
}