Isolation and partial characterization of the major proteins of rabbit sciatic nerve myelin. 1975

S W Brostoff, and Y D Karkhanis, and D J Carlo, and W Reuter, and E H Eylar

The P0, P1, and P2 proteins were isolated from rabbit sciatic nerve and demonstrated to have molecular weights of 30,000, 18,200, and 12,000, respectively, by polyacrylamide disk gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The P1 protein characterized by peptide mapping, optical rotatory dispersion and encephalitogenic activity appears to be quite similar to the CNS myelin basic protein. The P2 protein is distinctly different from the P1 protein as characterized by peptide mapping and optical rotatory dispersion. It appears to have a distinct secondary structure, predominantly of beta-configuration. The P0 protein is distinctly different from either of the basic proteins, especially with respect to its marked insolubility in aqueous solutions. It contains more than 1.0 mole of hexosamine which is not present in either the P1 or P2 protein. Both the P0 and P2 proteins failed to produce any evidence of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis or neuritis when injected into guinea pigs or monkeys. In contrast, the P1 protein produces experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in both species.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006967 Hypersensitivity Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen. Allergy,Allergic Reaction,Allergic Reactions,Allergies,Hypersensitivities,Reaction, Allergic,Reactions, Allergic
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D009186 Myelin Sheath The lipid-rich sheath surrounding AXONS in both the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (SCHWANN CELLS in the peripheral and OLIGODENDROGLIA in the central nervous system). Deterioration of the sheath in DEMYELINATING DISEASES is a serious clinical problem. Myelin,Myelin Sheaths,Sheath, Myelin,Sheaths, Myelin
D009419 Nerve Tissue Proteins Proteins, Nerve Tissue,Tissue Proteins, Nerve
D009443 Neuritis A general term indicating inflammation of a peripheral or cranial nerve. Clinical manifestation may include PAIN; PARESTHESIAS; PARESIS; or HYPESTHESIA. Polyneuritis,Neuritis, Motor,Neuritis, Peripheral,Neuritis, Sensory,Motor Neuritides,Motor Neuritis,Neuritides,Neuritides, Motor,Neuritides, Peripheral,Neuritides, Sensory,Peripheral Neuritides,Peripheral Neuritis,Polyneuritides,Sensory Neuritides,Sensory Neuritis
D009905 Optical Rotatory Dispersion The method of measuring the dispersion of an optically active molecule to determine the relative magnitude of right- or left-handed components and sometimes structural features of the molecule. Dispersion, Optical Rotatory,Rotatory Dispersion, Optical
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002621 Chemistry A basic science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter; and the reactions that occur between substances and the associated energy exchange.

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