This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The myelin basic proteins (MBPs) are a set of peripheral membrane polypeptides that are required for the compaction of the major dense line of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background/Aims: This study investigated the effects of dietary folic acid on the expression of myelin basic protein (MBP) in the maternal ...

Researchers report that ancient viruses may be to thank for myelin -- and, by extension, our large, complex brains. The team found that a retrovirus-derived genetic element or 'retrotransposon' is ...

Human brains (and the brains of other vertebrates) are able to process information faster because of myelin, a fatty substance that forms a protective sheath over the axons of our nerve cells and ...

In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes the repair of myelin, a team reports today. In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the ...

Ancient viruses have really gotten on our nerves, but in the best of ways. One particular retrovirus — embedded in the DNA of jawed vertebrates — helps turn on production of a protein needed to ...

The CEMIP enzyme inhibits the growth of oligodendrocytes and may serve as a therapeutic target to boost myelin repair in MS, ...

While the vast majority of myelin sheaths in the brain are laid down early in life, a pair of new studies published February 10 in Nature Neuroscience reveal that a fresh supply of the fatty axonal ...

Saint Louis University’s Protein Core is a shared-use core facility that supports expression, purification and analysis of reagent and preclinical proteins. The core provides instrumentation and ...