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dc.contributor.authorUusitalo, Maiju
dc.contributor.authorKlenow, Martin Berg
dc.contributor.authorLaulumaa, Saara
dc.contributor.authorBlakeley, Matthew P.
dc.contributor.authorSimonsen, Adam Cohen
dc.contributor.authorRuskamo, Salla
dc.contributor.authorKursula, Petri
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-20T08:43:48Z
dc.date.available2022-01-20T08:43:48Z
dc.date.created2021-12-15T09:14:02Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1742-464X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2838400
dc.description.abstractPeripheral myelin protein 2 (P2) is a fatty acid-binding protein expressed in vertebrate peripheral nervous system myelin, as well as in human astrocytes. Suggested functions of P2 include membrane stacking and lipid transport. Mutations in the PMP2 gene, encoding P2, are associated with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT). Recent studies have revealed three novel PMP2 mutations in CMT patients. To shed light on the structure and function of these P2 variants, we used X-ray and neutron crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering, circular dichroism spectroscopy, computer simulations and lipid binding assays. The crystal and solution structures of the I50del, M114T and V115A variants of P2 showed minor differences to the wild-type protein, whereas their thermal stability was reduced. Vesicle aggregation assays revealed no change in membrane stacking characteristics, while the variants showed altered fatty acid binding. Time-lapse imaging of lipid bilayers indicated formation of double-membrane structures induced by P2, which could be related to its function in stacking of two myelin membrane surfaces in vivo. In order to better understand the links between structure, dynamics and function, the crystal structure of perdeuterated P2 was refined from room temperature data using neutrons and X-rays, and the results were compared to simulations and cryocooled crystal structures. Our data indicate similar properties for all known human P2 CMT variants; while crystal structures are nearly identical, thermal stability and function of CMT variants are impaired. Our data provide new insights into the structure–function relationships and dynamics of P2 in health and disease.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleHuman myelin protein P2: from crystallography to time-lapse membrane imaging and neuropathy-associated variantsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Authorsen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/febs.16079
dc.identifier.cristin1968623
dc.source.journalThe FEBS Journalen_US
dc.source.pagenumber6716-6735en_US
dc.identifier.citationThe FEBS Journal. 2021, 288 (23), 6716-6735.en_US
dc.source.volume288en_US
dc.source.issue23en_US


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