Myelin basic protein (MBP)-specific protein-arginine N-methyltransferase (protein methylase I) activity in homozygous shiverer (shilshi) mutant mouse brain is significantly higher than in the normal littermate brain at the onset of myelination. While the enzyme activity (expressed as pmol of S-adeno
Compact myelin exists in the absence of basic protein in the shiverer mutant mouse
โ Scribed by Kirschner, D. A.; Ganser, A. L.
- Book ID
- 109717274
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 760 KB
- Volume
- 283
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/283207a0
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