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Alpha-A crystallin is made of 173 amino acids arranged in <scene name='88/881544/Beta_sheet/1'>a beta sheet pattern</scene>. The molecular mass of the alpha-A subunit is 19.8 kDa, and the homooligomer weighs 660 kDa. On the other hand, Alpha-B crystallin has 165 amino acids arranged in seven beta-sheets, has a molecular mass of 20 kDa, and its homooligomer weight is 620 kDa. Together, the alpha-crystallin protein has four Zinc binding sites, all of which are in the same position as the four metal-binding sites. Within the crystallin is two tryptophan residues, Trp9 and Trp60, both of which can be found in the alpha-B crystallin subunit. | Alpha-A crystallin is made of 173 amino acids arranged in <scene name='88/881544/Beta_sheet/1'>a beta sheet pattern</scene>. The molecular mass of the alpha-A subunit is 19.8 kDa, and the homooligomer weighs 660 kDa. On the other hand, Alpha-B crystallin has 165 amino acids arranged in seven beta-sheets, has a molecular mass of 20 kDa, and its homooligomer weight is 620 kDa. Together, the alpha-crystallin protein has four Zinc binding sites, all of which are in the same position as the four metal-binding sites. Within the crystallin is two tryptophan residues, Trp9 and Trp60, both of which can be found in the alpha-B crystallin subunit. | ||
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