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Terme préférentiel

alpha-Crystallins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A subclass of crystallins that provides the majority of refractive power and translucency to the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) in VERTEBRATES. Alpha-crystallins also act as molecular chaperones that bind to denatured proteins, keep them in solution and thereby maintain the translucency of the lens. The proteins exist as large oligomers that are formed from ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN and ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN subunits.

Synonyme(s)

  • alpha-Crystallin
  • Crystallins, alpha

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M0Q305LQ-9

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 02/07/2002, dernière modification le 30/06/2005