Sandbox GGC11: Difference between revisions
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==Your Heading Here (maybe something like 'Structure')== | ==Your Heading Here (maybe something like 'Structure')== | ||
<StructureSection load=' | <StructureSection load='6T1R' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''> | ||
This is a default text for your page '''Sandbox GGC11'''. Click above on '''edit this page''' to modify. Be careful with the < and > signs. | This is a default text for your page '''Sandbox GGC11'''. Click above on '''edit this page''' to modify. Be careful with the < and > signs. | ||
You may include any references to papers as in: the use of JSmol in Proteopedia <ref>DOI 10.1002/ijch.201300024</ref> or to the article describing Jmol <ref>PMID:21638687</ref> to the rescue. | You may include any references to papers as in: the use of JSmol in Proteopedia <ref>DOI 10.1002/ijch.201300024</ref> or to the article describing Jmol <ref>PMID:21638687</ref> to the rescue. | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
This protein contributes to the transparency and refractive index of the eye lens. Alpha- Crystallin can act as chaperones preventing the aggregation of various proteins. | |||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
Cataracts 9, multiple types | |||
This disease is caused by mutations affecting the eye lens. This is an opacification of the crystalline sense of the eye, in most instances, may lead to impairment or blindness. | |||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
