A rubber comprising a silane, a filler and at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of solution polymerization-derived styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) having from about 10 to about 80 percent vinyl content; (ii) emulsion polymerization-derived rubber; and (iii) butadiene rubber having from about 5 to about 99 percent cis content and from about 0 to about 60 percent vinyl content.