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Cataract-linked γD-crystallin mutants have weak affinity to lens chaperones α-crystallins.
To test the hypothesis that α-crystallin chaperone activity plays a central role in maintenance of lens transparency, we investigated its interactions with γ-crystallin mutants that cause congenital cataract in mouse models. Although the two substitutions, I4F and V76D, stabilize a partially unfolded γD-crystallin intermediate, their affinities to α-crystallin are marginal… Read MoreJul. 23, 2020