 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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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crystallins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Mao XW, Nishiyama NC, Byrum SD, Stanbouly S, Jones T, Drew A, Sridharan V, Boerma M, Tackett AJ, Zawieja D, Willey JS, Delp M, Pecaut MJ. Characterization of mouse ocular response to a 35-day spaceflight mission: Evidence of blood-retinal barrier disruption and ocular adaptations. Sci Rep. 2019 06 03; 9(1):8215.
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Lynch JM, Li B, Katoli P, Xiang C, Leehy B, Rangaswamy N, Saenz-Vash V, Wang YK, Lei H, Nicholson TB, Meredith E, Rice DS, Prasanna G, Chen A. Binding of a glaucoma-associated myocilin variant to the aB-crystallin chaperone impedes protein clearance in trabecular meshwork cells. J Biol Chem. 2018 12 28; 293(52):20137-20156.
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