alpha-crystallins

Preferred Label : alpha-crystallins;

MeSH definition : A subclass of crystallins that provides the majority of refractive power and translucency to the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) in VERTEBRATES. Alpha-crystallins also act as molecular chaperones that bind to denatured proteins, keep them in solution and thereby maintain the translucency of the lens. The proteins exist as large oligomers that are formed from ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN and ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN subunits.;

MeSH synonym : crystallins, alpha; alpha-crystallin; alpha crystallin; alpha crystallins;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-crystallins;

Is substance : O;

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Origin ID

D038201;

UMLS CUI

C0002257;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- crystallin alpha A [ORDO Gene]
- crystallin alpha A [HGNC gene]
Indexing information
- ACD31.2 protein, arabidopsis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- alpha-Crystallins [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- alpha-crystallin 2, mycobacterium tuberculosis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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