Crystallin

spinqualitylabelsall models humanγ-D-crystallin, 2g98 Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Function Crystallin is found in the lens of the eye accounting for the transparency and probably increasing the refractive index of it. α-, β-, γ-, δ-crystallin are named according to the order they are eluted by gel filtration. δ-crystallin is found in avian and reptilian lenses. See Alpha crystallin. Disease Mutations in α-A-crystallin and α-B-crystallin can cause myopathy. Several human cataracts have been linked to mutations in γ-D-crystallin. 3D Structures of Crystallin Crystallin 3D structures

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