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Table 1 List of phosphorylation sites found in brain and CSF from AD patients versus healthy controls. Phosphorylation sites found in brains of AD and age-matched controls were based on mass spectrometry studies that isolated PHF-tau [1,2,3,4,5]. Fewer studies have attempted to map phosphorylated tau within the CSF of AD and age-matched controls [62, 63]. *Tyr18 has been identified in immunocytochemical staining, but not detected by mass spectrometry

From: “Don’t Phos Over Tau”: recent developments in clinical biomarkers and therapies targeting tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies

Phosphorylation Sites

Control Brain

AD Brain

Control CSF

AD CSF [62, 63]

Tyr18

X*

X*

  

Tyr29

 

X

  

Thr30

 

X

  

Thr39

 

X

  

Ser46

X

X

X

X

Ser56

 

X

  

Ser61

  

X

X

Ser68

 

X

  

Thr69

 

X

  

Thr71

 

X

  

Thr102

 

X

  

Thr111

 

X

X

X

Ser113

 

X

 

X

Thr153

 

X

 

X

Thr175

 

X

 

X

Thr181

X

X

X

X

Ser184

X

X

  

Ser185

 

X

  

Ser191

 

X

  

Ser198

X

X

  

Ser199

X

X

X

X

Ser202

X

X

X

X

Thr205

 

X

X

X

Ser208

 

X

X

X

Ser210

 

X

  

Thr212

X

X

  

Ser214

X

X

X

X

Thr217

X

X

X

X

Thr220

 

X

  

Thr231

 

X

X

X

Ser235

X

X

X

X

Ser237

 

X

  

Ser238

 

X

X

X

Ser241

 

X

  

Ser258

 

X

X

X

Ser262

X

X

X

X

Thr263

 

X

  

Ser285

  

X

 

Ser289

 

X

X

 

Ser293

 

X

  

Ser305

 

X

  

Tyr310

 

X

  

Ser316

 

X

  

Ser352

 

X

  

Ser356

 

X

  

Thr361

 

X

  

Thr386

 

X

  

Tyr394

 

X

  

Ser396

X

X

X

X

Ser400

X

X

X

 

Thr403

X

X

X

 

Ser404

X

X

X

 

Ser409

 

X

  

Ser412

X

X

  

Ser413

X

X

  

Thr414

X

X

  

Ser416

X

X

  

Ser422

 

X

  

Ser433

 

X

  

Ser435

 

X