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Trimethylamine N-oxide alleviates the severe aggregation and ER stress caused by G98R alphaA-crystallin.
Molecular vision - 19 Dec 2009
Gong Bo, Zhang Li-Yun, Pang Chi-Pui, Lam Dennis Shun-Chiu, Yam Gary Hin-Fai
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PURPOSE: Crystallins are major functional and structural proteins in mammalian lens. Their expression, distribution, and protein-protein interaction affect lens development and fiber cell differentiation. Mutated crystallins lead to structural and functional changes of lens structure and could lead to opacity formation and cataract development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological effects...
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