Crystallins

A heterogeneous family of water-soluble structural proteins found in cells of the vertebrate lens. The presence of these proteins accounts for the transparency of the lens. The family is composed of four major groups, alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, and several minor groups, which are classed on the basis of size, charge, immunological properties, and vertebrate source. Alpha, beta, and delta crystallins occur in avian and reptilian lenses, while alpha, beta, and gamma crystallins occur in all other lenses.

Also Known As:

Crystallin; Eye Lens Protein; Lens Protein, Eye; Protein, Eye Lens; Proteins, Lens; Lens Proteins

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Eye Proteins: 2
    - Crystallins: 1641

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