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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Eye Proteins > Crystallins > gamma-Crystallins

Preferred term

gamma-Crystallins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Crystallins, gamma
  • gamma Crystallin
  • gamma-Crystallin

Scope note

  • A subclass of crystallins that found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of VERTEBRATES. Gamma-crystallins are similar in structure to BETA-CRYSTALLINS in that they both form into a Greek key-like structure. They are composed of monomeric subunits.

History note

  • 2003; for GAMMA-CRYSTALLIN use CRYSTALLINS 1983-2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038222

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