Region-Specific Myelin Pathology in Mice Lacking the Golli Products of the Myelin Basic Protein Gene

Region-specific myelin pathology in mice lacking the golli products of the myelin basic protein gene.

The myelin basic protein (MBP) gene encodes two families of proteins, the classic MBP constituents of myelin and the golli-MBPs, the function of which is less well understood. In this study, targeted ablation of the golli-MBPs, but not the classic MBPs, resulted in a distinct phenotype unlike that of knock-outs (KOs) of the classic MBPs or other myelin proteins. Although the golli KO animals di...

Thymocytes express the golli products of the myelin basic protein gene and levels of expression are stage dependent.

The golli products of the myelin basic protein gene have been shown to be expressed in mouse thymus and brain. The full repertoire of thymic cell types expressing golli products has not yet been determined, although immunoreactivity has been found in some macrophages. We have analyzed the cellular expression of golli mRNAs and proteins in the thymus. The results showed that MTS5(+) cortical/MTS...

Cutting Edge: Myelin Basic Protein-Specific

Myelin basic protein.

The fact that central nerve tissue is encephalitogenic has been known since the observation of a post-injection reaction of some rabies victims to the Pasteur vaccine that contained nerve tissue (Brostoff, 1977). Subsequently the encephalitogenic agent in central nerve tissue was traced to a component of the myelin sheath, and a protein was finally isolated that in the presence of complete Freu...

Serum and Saliva Myelin Basic Protein as Multiple Sclerosis Biomarker

Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is presented with motor and sensory function loss. It is caused by demyelination and following axonal lesion. As myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the key elements of the myelin cover, we examined the level of MBP in serum, stimulated, and unstimulated saliva as a suitable biomarker for detecting MS. Methods: A case-control study was performed in 29 health...