Chaperone function of mutant versions of alpha A- and alpha B-crystallin prepared to pinpoint chaperone binding sites.

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A major stress protein, alpha-crystallin, functions as a chaperone. Site-directed mutagenesis has been used to identify regions of the protein necessary for chaperone function. In this work we have taken some of the previously described mutants produced and assessed their chaperone function by both a traditional heat-induced aggregation method at elevated temperature and using enzyme methods at 37 degrees C. In...

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