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Review
. 1997 Feb;8(1):1-12.
doi: 10.1007/BF02736858.

Glycoproteins of myelin sheaths

R H Quarles  1
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Review

Glycoproteins of myelin sheaths

R H Quarles. J Mol Neurosci. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

A growing number of glycoproteins have been identified and characterized in myelin and myelin-forming cells. In addition to the major P0 glycoprotein of compact PNS myelin and the myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) in the periaxonal membranes of myelin-forming oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, the list now includes peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP-22), a 170 kDa glycoprotein associated with PNS myelin and Schwann cells (P170k/SAG), Schwann cell myelin protein (SMP), myelin/oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), and oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp). Many of these glycoproteins are members of the immunoglobulin superfamily and express the adhesion-related HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope. This review summarizes recent findings concerning the structure and function of these glycoproteins of myelin sheaths with emphasis on the physiological roles of oligosaccharide moieties.

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