 Crystallins
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A heterogeneous family of water-soluble structural proteins found in cells of the vertebrate lens. The presence of these proteins accounts for the transparency of the lens. The family is composed of four major groups, alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, and several minor groups, which are classed on the basis of size, charge, immunological properties, and vertebrate source. Alpha, beta, and delta crystallins occur in avian and reptilian lenses, while alpha, beta, and gamma crystallins occur in all other lenses.
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D003459
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.306.366
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| Concept/Terms |
Crystallins- Crystallins
- Lens Proteins
- Proteins, Lens
- Crystallin
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crystallins" by people in Profiles.
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Copeland KL, Pellock SJ, Cox JR, Cafiero ML, Tschumper GS. Examination of tyrosine/adenine stacking interactions in protein complexes. J Phys Chem B. 2013 Nov 14; 117(45):14001-8.
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Marcus DM, Lasudry JG, Carpenter JL, Windle J, Howes KA, al-Ubaidi MR, Baehr W, Overbeek PA, Font RL, Albert DM. Trilateral tumors in four different lines of transgenic mice expressing SV40 T-antigen. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1996 Feb; 37(2):392-6.
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Zigler JS, Goosey JD. Singlet oxygen as a possible factor in human senile nuclear cataract development. Curr Eye Res. 1984 Jan; 3(1):59-65.
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Goosey JD, Zigler JS, Kinoshita JH. Cross-linking of lens crystallins in a photodynamic system: a process mediated by singlet oxygen. Science. 1980 Jun 13; 208(4449):1278-80.
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