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Increasing βB1-crystallin sensitivity to proteolysis caused by the congenital cataract-microcornea syndrome mutation S129R.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Feb 2013
Wang Sha, Zhao Wei-Jie, Liu Huihui, Gong Haipeng, Yan Yong-Bin
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hereditary cataract, which is mainly caused by the deposition of crystallins in light-scattering particles, is one of the leading causes of newborn blindness in human beings. Recently, an autosomal dominant congenital cataract-microcornea syndrome in a Chinese family has been associated with the S129R mutation in βB1-crystallin. To investigate the underlying molecular mechanism, we examined the effect...
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