The identification and functional characterization of the repertoire of myelin proteins provides a valuable foundation for understanding molecular mechanisms of myelination and the pathogenesis of human myelin disease. Here we provide a procedure for the purification of myelin from rodent or human brains and a large-scale analysis of the myelin proteome, using the shotgun approach of one-dimensional PAGE and liquid chromatography (LC)/tandem mass spectrometry (MS).
Keywords: Liquid chromatography; Myelin; Proteomics; Sucrose gradient; Tandem mass spectrometry.