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Cataract-linked mutation R188H promotes βB2-crystallin aggregation and fibrillization during acid denaturation.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 2 May 2014
Xi Yi-Bo, Zhang Kai, Dai An-Bang, Ji Shang-Rong, Yao Ke, Yan Yong-Bin
Abstract excerpt
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. Howev...
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