Crystallin
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{{STRUCTURE_2g98| PDB=2g98 | SIZE=300| SCENE=Crystalline/C/1 |right|CAPTION=human γ-D-crystalline, [[2g98]] }} | {{STRUCTURE_2g98| PDB=2g98 | SIZE=300| SCENE=Crystalline/C/1 |right|CAPTION=human γ-D-crystalline, [[2g98]] }} | ||
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| - | '''Crystalline''' is found in the lens of the eye accounting for the transparency and probably increasing the refractive index of it. α-, β-, γ-, δ-crystalline are named according to the order they are eluted by gel filtration. δ-crystalline is found in avian and reptilian lenses. | + | '''Crystalline''' is found in the lens of the eye accounting for the transparency and probably increasing the refractive index of it. α-, β-, γ-, δ-crystalline are named according to the order they are eluted by gel filtration. δ-crystalline is found in avian and reptilian lenses.<ref>PMID:12729747</ref> |
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[[1elp]] - γ-D-crystalline – bovine<br /> | [[1elp]] - γ-D-crystalline – bovine<br /> | ||
[[1auw]] - δ-2-crystalline (mutant) - duck | [[1auw]] - δ-2-crystalline (mutant) - duck | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 15 December 2015
Function
Crystalline is found in the lens of the eye accounting for the transparency and probably increasing the refractive index of it. α-, β-, γ-, δ-crystalline are named according to the order they are eluted by gel filtration. δ-crystalline is found in avian and reptilian lenses.[1]
3D Structures of Crystalline
Updated on 15-December-2015
2g98 - hγ-D-crystalline – human
1h4a - hγ-D-crystalline (mutant)
1elp - γ-D-crystalline – bovine
1auw - δ-2-crystalline (mutant) - duck
References
- ↑ Basak A, Bateman O, Slingsby C, Pande A, Asherie N, Ogun O, Benedek GB, Pande J. High-resolution X-ray crystal structures of human gammaD crystallin (1.25 A) and the R58H mutant (1.15 A) associated with aculeiform cataract. J Mol Biol. 2003 May 16;328(5):1137-47. PMID:12729747
