Novel GTP-tubulin rings are formed in the presence of tauSH and tau441.
Tubulin rings may be on-pathway intermediates toward in vitro MT formation.
Tau is bound to the outer surface of tubulin rings and MTs.
Phosphorylation of T231 and/or Ser235 reduces the efficiency of tubulin polymerization.
Pin1 cannot recover the ability of phosphorylated tau to induce tubulin polymerization.