Article
Pathomechanisms of mutant proteins in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Niemann Axel, Berger Philipp, Suter Ueli
Abstract excerpt
We review the putative functions and malfunctions of proteins encoded by genes mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT; inherited motor and sensory neuropathies) in normal and affected peripheral nerves. Some proteins implicated in demyelinating CMT, peripheral myelin protein 22, protein zero (P0), and connexin32 (Cx32/GJB1) are crucial components of myelin. Periaxin is involved in connecting myelin to the...
Topics
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Connexins
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Demyelinating Diseases
- Dynamin II
- Early Growth Response Protein 2
- Endocytosis
- GTP Phosphohydrolases
- Heat-Shock Proteins
