Myelin Proteolipid Protein
Synonyms
Folch Lees Protein
Folch PI Proteolipid Protein
Folch-Lees Protein
Folch-PI Proteolipid Protein
Myelin PLP
PLP, Myelin
Protein, Folch-Lees
Protein, Folch-PI Proteolipid
Protein, Myelin Proteolipid
Proteolipid Protein, Folch-PI
Proteolipid Protein, Myelin
A myelin protein that is the major component of the organic solvent extractable lipoprotein complexes of whole brain. It has been the subject of much study because of its unusual physical properties. It remains soluble in chloroform even after essentially all of its bound lipids have been removed. (From Siegel et al., Basic Neurochemistry, 4th ed, p122)
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