The membrane palmitoylated protein, MPP6, is involved in myelin formation in the mouse peripheral nervous system

In this study, we created M PP6-deficient mice and evaluated myelin structure and MPP6 protein complexes. In SLIs in MPP6-deficient nerves, Lin7 was rarely detected by immunohistochemistry and western blotting, but the localization and amount of CADM4 and 4.1G were not altered. Motor activity was not significantly impaired in a tail-suspension test, but the sciatic nerves of MPP6-deficient mice had thicker myelin in internodes by electron microscopy compared to that of wild-type mice. These results indicate that the MPP6–Lin7 complex regulates myelin formation.
Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research