MAP7 Antibody #88646

MAP7 is a member of the Microtubule-Associated Proteins (MAPs) that regulates the stability and function of the cytoskeleton in cells (1). MAP7 facilitates the transport of organelles, such as mitochondria and lysosomes, via recruitment of kinesin-1 (2). This role of MAP7 in organelle transport occurs in neuronal and non-neuronal cells, including Drosophila oocytes, and in S2 cells and mammalian muscle cells (4,5). In addition to promoting organelle transport via kinesin-1 recruitment, MAP7 also contributes to the morphogenesis of axons that is domain-specific, whereas the full-length MAP7 promotes branch maturation, N- and P- domains are responsible for branch formation, and the C-terminal kinesin-interacting domain contributes to the axonal growth (3,6). MAP7 and the paralog MAP7D1 directly interact with disheveled, an effector of the Wnt5a β-catenin-independent pathway, regulating the microtubule remodeling, cell migration, and cell adhesion in HeLa cells (7). MAP7 is considered a biomarker in a model to treat multiple sclerosis based on the tolerogenic dendritic cells induced by vitamin D3 (8).