Interactions and chaperone function of αA-crystallin with T5P γC-crystallin mutant

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2476-2482

  Liang, Jack J N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

A crystallin; C crystallin; Chaperone like activity; Congenital cataract; Spectroscopy; T5P C crystallin mutant

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; T5P GAMMA C CRYSTALLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONGENITAL CATARACT; COPPOCK LIKE CATARACT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN; CATARACT; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS; HEAT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING;

EID: 4344708041     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.04815104     Document Type: Article

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