Modulation of α-crystallin chaperone activity: A target to prevent or delay cataract?

IUBMB Life

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 485-495

  Kumar, Pasupulati Anil ^a,b   Reddy, Geereddy Bhanuprakash ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

crystallin; Chaperone like activity; Modulation of chaperone function; Prevention of cataract

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE;

AGING; CATARACT; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DIET; LENS; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLINS; ANIMALS; CATARACT; DIET; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES;

EID: 67650376159     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.176     Document Type: Review

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