| Literature DB >> 11201254 |
A Kamei1, T Hamaguchi, N Matsuura, K Masuda.
Abstract
It is difficult to isolate derivatives of alpha-crystallin with only one type of post-translational modification, because this protein is subjected to several different types of modification. In the present study using bovine lens proteins, we isolated mono-phosphorylated alphaB-crystallin with no other post-translational modifications. Using this material, we demonstrated that mono-phosphorylation reduced the activity of alphaB-crystallin by approximately 30%. Our results confirmed that investigation of the correlation between chaperone-like activities of alpha-crystallin and post-translational modification is important to understand the mechanism of cataract formation.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11201254 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.24.96
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Pharm Bull ISSN: 0918-6158 Impact factor: 2.233