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Highly conserved membrane protein (30 kD) in myelin. Cellular function obscure but mutations lethal eg. jimpy mouse and Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease of man.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
proteolipid protein
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Proteolipid protein 1 — is a protein associated with Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease. It is a 4 transmembrane domain protein which binds strongly to other copies of itself on the extracellular side of the membrane. In a myelin sheath, as the layers of myelin wraps come… … Wikipedia
Proteolipid-Protein — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 276 Aminosäuren … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Myelin proteolipid protein — (PLP or lipophilin) Identifiers Symbol Myelin PLP Pfam PF01275 InterPro … Wikipedia
PLP (proteolipid protein) — The most abundant protein of the myelin sheath (the covering of the nerves) in the central nervous system (CNS). The gene that codes for PLP is on the X chromosome. Mutations in PLP cause Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease (PMD), an X linked recessive… … Medical dictionary
Protein, proteolipid (PLP) — The most abundant protein of the myelin sheath (the covering of the nerves) in the central nervous system (CNS). The gene that codes for PLP is on the X chromosome. Mutations in PLP cause Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease (PMD), an X linked recessive… … Medical dictionary
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Myelin basic protein — Das Myelin Basische Protein abgek. MBP, engl.: myelin basic protein ist ein Protein, das eine große Bedeutung für die Myelinscheide der Nervenzellen besitzt. Im Proteinanteil des Myelins macht es etwa 40 Prozent aus. In der Forschung über die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
