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  • Title: Compactification of a myelin mimetic Langmuir monolayer upon adsorption and unfolding of myelin basic protein.
    Author: Khattari Z, Ruschel Y, Wen HZ, Fischer A, Fischer TM.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2005 Mar 03; 109(8):3402-7. PubMed ID: 16851371.
    Abstract:
    The surface shear viscosity of a myelin mimetic Langmuir monolayer is investigated upon adsorption of myelin basic protein (MBP). We measure an increase of the surface shear viscosity at picomolar concentrations of the protein, suggesting that the globular conformation of MBP changes upon adsorption at the monolayer. The conformational change enables hydrodynamic interactions of the proteins, with a typical separation of hundreds of nanometers. This unfolding is essential for the compactification of the myelin sheath, serving an enhanced saltatory signal transduction in vertebrates. The viscometry used extends the sensitivity of standard surface viscometers toward lower viscosities.
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