gamma-Crystallins
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A subclass of crystallins that found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of VERTEBRATES. Gamma-crystallins are similar in structure to BETA-CRYSTALLINS in that they both form into a Greek key-like structure. They are composed of monomeric subunits.
| Descriptor ID |
D038222
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.306.366.850
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-Crystallins- gamma-Crystallins
- gamma Crystallins
- Crystallins, gamma
- gamma-Crystallin
- gamma Crystallin
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "gamma-Crystallins" by people in Profiles.
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Nandi SK, Nahomi RB, Rankenberg J, Glomb MA, Nagaraj RH. Glycation-mediated inter-protein cross-linking is promoted by chaperone-client complexes of a-crystallin: Implications for lens aging and presbyopia. J Biol Chem. 2020 04 24; 295(17):5701-5716.
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DiMauro MA, Nandi SK, Raghavan CT, Kar RK, Wang B, Bhunia A, Nagaraj RH, Biswas A. Acetylation of Gly1 and Lys2 promotes aggregation of human ?D-crystallin. Biochemistry. 2014 Nov 25; 53(46):7269-82.
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Srinivas PN, Patil MA, Reddy GB. Temperature-dependent coaggregation of eye lens aB- and ?-crystallins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Feb 18; 405(3):486-90.