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[Crystallins: recruiting proteins to perform new functions]
A S Mikaelian1, I Iu Znoĭko, R D Zinov'eva
1Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Ontogenez
|December 3, 1999
Abstract:
The main properties of major water-soluble proteins of the lens, i.e., crystallins, include high ability to aggregation and stability. It is these properties of crystallins which are required for the formation of the transparent lens and maintenance of lens transparency over the whole lifespan of the animal.