title: Glycoproteins of myelin sheaths.
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.
authors.affiliation: Myelin and Brain Development Section, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Quarles
mesh_terms: D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins