Evolution of the aldose reductase-related gecko eye lens protein ρb-crystallin: A sheep in wolf's clothing

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-248

  Van Boekel, Martinus A M ^a   Van Aalten, Daan M F ^b   Caspers, Gert Jan ^a   Röll, Beate ^c   De Jong, Wilfried W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldose reductase; Crystallin; Diabetes mellitus; Eye lens; Gecko; Protein evolution

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; LENS PROTEIN; CRYSTALLIN; NICOTINAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE DUPLICATION; LENS EPITHELIUM; LIZARD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATARACT; LENS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CANIS; GEKKO; LEPIDODACTYLUS LUGUBRIS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035053731     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010152     Document Type: Article

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