Cataract-linked mutation R188H promotes βB2-crystallin aggregation and fibrillization during acid denaturation.

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Cataract is characterized by the formation of light-scattering protein aggregates in the lens. β/γ-Crystallins are the predominant structural proteins in the cytosol of lens fiber cells, and more than fifty β/γ-crystallin mutations have been linked to autosomal dominant congenital cataract. However, the structural role of these mutations in the formation of the core structures of amorphous aggregates or...

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