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Membrane insertion of αA-crystallin is oligomer-size dependent.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 22 Apr 2016
Tjondro Harry Christianto, Xi Yi-Bo, Chen Xiang-Jun, Su Jing-Tan, Yan Yong-Bin
Abstract excerpt
Vertebrate lens is one of the tissues with the highest soluble protein concentration. The predominant soluble proteins in lens fiber cells are crystallins, and among them, α-crystallins belong to the small heat shock protein family with chaperone-like activity. Although α-crystallins are highly soluble in waters, α-crystallins have been detected in the membrane-bound fraction of lens, which will increase in the...
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