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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
The human myelin proteolipid protein 1 gene (hPLP1), which encodes the major structural myelin proteins of the central nervous system (CNS), is classically described as expressed in the oligodendrocytes, the CNS myelinating cells. We identified two new exons in the intron 1 of the hPLP1 gene that lead to the expression of additional mRNA and protein isoforms mainly expressed in neurons instead of oligodendrocytes. Those novel neuronal PLP isoforms are detected as soon as human fetal development and their concomitant expression is specific of the human species. As classical PLP proteins, the novel protein isoforms seem to be addressed to the plasma membrane. These results suggest for the first time that PLP may have functions in humans not only in oligodendrocytes but also in neurons and could be implicated in axono-glial communication. Moreover, this neuronal expression of the hPLP1 gene might explain the neuronal dysfunctions in patients carrying hPLP1 gene mutations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1873-7544
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2010 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
166
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
522-38
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel neuronal proteolipid protein isoforms encoded by the human myelin proteolipid protein 1 gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculté de Médecine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U931, GReD CNRS 6247, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't