A positively charged protein found in peripheral nervous system MYELIN. Sensitive immunological techniques have demonstrated that P2 is expressed in small amounts of central nervous system myelin sheaths of some species. It is an antigen for experimental allergic neuritis (NEURITIS, EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGIC), the peripheral nervous system counterpart of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. (From Siegel et al., Basic Neurochemistry, 5th ed, p133)
Entry Term(s)
Peripheral Myelin Protein 2
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Myelin Basic Proteins (1982-1995)
Myelin Proteins (1980-1981)
Public MeSH Note
96; MYELIN P2 PROTEINS was indexed under ENCEPHALITOGENIC BASIC PROTEINS 1982-95 & MYELIN PROTEINS 1980-81
Online Note
use MYELIN P2 PROTEIN (NM) to search MYELIN P2 PROTEINS 1980-95
A positively charged protein found in peripheral nervous system MYELIN. Sensitive immunological techniques have demonstrated that P2 is expressed in small amounts of central nervous system myelin sheaths of some species. It is an antigen for experimental allergic neuritis (NEURITIS, EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGIC), the peripheral nervous system counterpart of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. (From Siegel et al., Basic Neurochemistry, 5th ed, p133)
