p62 expression and autophagy in αB-crystallin R120G mutant knock-in mouse model of hereditary cataract.

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The formation of cataracts is associated with the accumulation of protein aggregates in the ocular lens, suggesting that defective protein degradation plays a role in cataract pathogenesis. Accumulation of the p62 protein has recently been identified as a marker for impaired autophagy in a variety of tissues; however, little information exists on its expression in the ocular lens and in cataracts. In the present...

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