The Vertebrate Eye Lens
- 8 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4299), 127-138
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.877544
Abstract
The vertebrate eye lens [human and animal] represents an unusual but efficient tissue for the elucidation of a number of representative biological processes. The highly specific, polymeric protein, .alpha.-crystallin, whose fate, after synthesis, can be followed by posttranslational modifications and self-assembly was discussed. This protein, a major constitutent of all mammalian species, can easily by purified and is very suitable for comparative studies of amino acid sequences.This publication has 117 references indexed in Scilit:
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