| Literature DB >> 10700007 |
J M Bronstein1, S Tiwari-Woodruff, A G Buznikov, D B Stevens.
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Oligodendrocyte-specific protein (OSP/claudin-11) is a four transmembrane protein concentrated in central nervous system myelin. Recent evidence has emerged suggesting that OSP/claudin-11 is involved in membrane interactions at tight junctions and with the extracellular matrix. OSP/claudin-11 seems to modulate proliferation and migration of oligodendrocytes presumably through these interactions. Furthermore, evidence is presented implicating OSP/claudin-11 as an autoantigen in the development of autoimmune demyelinating disease. Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10700007 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000315)59:6<706::AID-JNR2>3.0.CO;2-D
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci Res ISSN: 0360-4012 Impact factor: 4.164