Crystallin

spinqualitylabelsall models humanγ-D-crystalline, 2g98 Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D 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. Disease Several human cataracts have been linked to mutations in γ-D-crystalline.

3D Structures of Crystalline

Updated on 05-April-2017

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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