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ArticleScientific reports2017

Membrane Association Landscape of Myelin Basic Protein Portrays Formation of the Myelin Major Dense Line.

Arne Raasakka, Salla Ruskamo, Julia Kowal, Robert Barker, Anne Baumann, Anne Martel, Jussi Tuusa, Matti Myllykoski, Jochen Bürck, Anne S Ulrich and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Arne RaasakkaDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Salla RuskamoFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Julia KowalCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA), Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Robert BarkerSchool of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom.
Anne BaumannDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Anne MartelInstitut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1232-8519
Jussi TuusaFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Matti MyllykoskiFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Jochen BürckInstitute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anne S UlrichInstitute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Henning StahlbergCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA), Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1185-4592
Petri KursulaDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. petri.kursula@uib.no.ORCID 0000-0001-8529-3751
University of Oulu · FIKarlsruhe Institute of Technology · DEUniversity of Basel · CHUniversity of Bergen · NOHaukeland University Hospital · NOInstitut Laue-Langevin · FRUniversity of Kent · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compact myelin comprises most of the dry weight of myelin, and its insulative nature is the basis for saltatory conduction of nerve impulses. The major dense line (MDL) is a 3-nm compartment between two cytoplasmic leaflets of stacked myelin membranes, mostly occupied by a myelin basic protein (MBP) phase. MBP is an abundant myelin protein involved in demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. The association of MBP with lipid membranes has been studied for decades, but the MBP-driven formation of the MDL remains elusive at the biomolecular level. We employed complementary biophysical methods, including atomic force microscopy, cryo-electron microscopy, and neutron scattering, to investigate the formation of membrane stacks all the way from MBP binding onto a single membrane leaflet to the organisation of a stable MDL. Our results support the formation of an amorphous protein phase of MBP between two membrane bilayers and provide a molecular model for MDL formation during myelination, which is of importance when understanding myelin assembly and demyelinating conditions.

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AnimalsCell MembraneCryoelectron MicroscopyMiceMicroscopy, Atomic ForceModels, MolecularMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin SheathProtein ConformationScattering, Small AngleMbp protein, mouseMyelin Basic Protein

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