The congenital cataract-linked A2V mutation impairs tetramer formation and promotes aggregation of βB2-crystallin.

β/γ-Crystallins, the major structural proteins in human lens, are highly conserved in their tertiary structures but distinct in the quaternary structures. The N- and C-terminal extensions have been proposed to play a crucial role in mediating the size of β-crystallin assembly. In this research, we i...

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Main Authors: Jia Xu, Sha Wang, Wei-Jie Zhao, Yi-Bo Xi, Yong-Bin Yan, Ke Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23236454/?tool=EBI