Myelin Membrane Assembly Is Driven by a Phase Transition of Myelin Basic Proteins Into a Cohesive Protein Meshwork

Myelin basic protein undergoes a phase transition from a cytoplasmic soluble pool into a cohesive functional amyloid-like assembly; this may be one mechanism of myelin membrane biogenesis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aggarwal, Shweta, Snaidero, Nicolas, Pähler, Gesa, Frey, Steffen, Sánchez, Paula, Zweckstetter, Markus, Janshoff, Andreas, Schneider, Anja, Weil, Marie-Theres, Schaap, Iwan A. T., Görlich, Dirk, Simons, Mikael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3676292/