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A point mutation in the proteolipid protein gene of the 'shaking pup' interrupts oligodendrocyte development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 1990
Nadon N L, Duncan I D, Hudson L D
Abstract excerpt
The differentiation of the oligodendrocyte from its bipotential progenitor culminates in the production of the myelin-specific proteins and the elaboration of membrane processes that ensheath the axon. Mutations in proteolipid protein (PLP) and its alternatively spliced isoform DM-20, the major protein constituents of central nervous system myelin, are characterized by a significant reduction in the number of...
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