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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Molecular Chaperones > alpha-Crystallins > alpha-Crystallin B Chain
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Preferred term

alpha-Crystallin B Chain  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • alpha B Crystallin
  • alpha B-Crystallin
  • alpha Crystallin, B Subunit
  • alpha-Crystallin, B Subunit
  • B Subunit alpha-Crystallin
  • Crystallins, alpha B Chain
  • Rosenthal Fiber Component

Scope note

  • One of the alpha crystallin subunits. In addition to being expressed in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE), alpha-crystallin B chain has been found in a variety of tissues such as HEART; BRAIN; MUSCLE; and KIDNEY. Accumulation of the protein in the brain is associated with NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES such as CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME and ALEXANDER DISEASE.

History note

  • 2003; for ALPHA B-CRYSTALLIN use CRYSTALLINS 1998-2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038203

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