Crystallin

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Crystal Structure of human γ-D-crystalline, 2g98

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.

3D Structures of Crystalline

2g98 - hγ-D-crystalline – human
1h4a - hγ-D-crystalline (mutant)
1elp - γ-D-crystalline – bovine
1auw - δ-2-crystalline (mutant) - duck

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