ReviewMembranes2021
Association of Alpha-Crystallin with Fiber Cell Plasma Membrane of the Eye Lens Accompanied by Light Scattering and Cataract Formation.
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- Green-synthesized N-acetylcarnosine-loaded gold nanoparticles as a novel ocular nanocarrier for antioxidant therapy and cataract prevention.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Preventing Age-Related Nuclear Cataract Development - Is Cholesterol the Key?Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Review
- Temperature and cholesterol regulate the association of native bovine lens alpha-crystallin with in vitro reconstituted membranes made of synthetically prepared lipids and cholesterol.Experimental eye research · 2026Article
- Causal effect of obesity on cataract and mediating roles of metabolites: a Mendelian randomization study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Lipid and Cholesterol Peroxidation Leads to α-Crystallin Membrane Aggregation and Cataract Formation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Cholesterol and Q147E Deamidation Modulates αA-Crystallin Membrane Binding Elucidating Protective Role of Lens Membrane Composition Changes With Aging.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Mechanical Properties of Eye Lens Cortical and Nuclear Membranes and the Whole Lens.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Lanosterol regulates abnormal amyloid accumulation in LECs through the mediation of cholesterol pathway metabolism.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2024Article
- Plasma miR-19b, miR-34a, and miR-146a expression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cataract: A pilot study.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2024Article
- Association of Alpha-Crystallin with Human Cortical and Nuclear Lens Lipid Membrane Increases with the Grade of Cortical and Nuclear Cataract.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Cholesterol Content Regulates the Interaction of αA-, αB-, and α-Crystallin with the Model of Human Lens-Lipid Membranes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Tissue, cellular, and molecular level determinants for eye lens stiffness and elasticity.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Interaction of βInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Protecting the Eye Lens from Oxidative Stress through Oxygen Regulation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Binding of βInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
α-crystallin is a major protein found in the mammalian eye lens that works as a molecular chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress in the eye lens. These functions of α-crystallin are significant for maintaining lens transparency. However, with age and cataract formation, the concentration of α-crystallin in the eye lens cytoplasm decreases with a corresponding increase in the membrane-bound α-crystallin, accompanied by increased light scattering. The purpose of this review is to summarize previous and recent findings of the role of the: (1) lens membrane components, i.e., the major phospholipids (PLs) and sphingolipids, cholesterol (Chol), cholesterol bilayer domains (CBDs), and the integral membrane proteins aquaporin-0 (AQP0; formally MIP26) and connexins, and (2) α-crystallin mutations and post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the association of α-crystallin to the eye lens's fiber cell plasma membrane, providing thorough insights into a molecular basis of such an association. Furthermore, this review highlights the current knowledge and need for further studies to understand the fundamental molecular processes involved in the association of α-crystallin to the lens membrane, potentially leading to new avenues for preventing cataract formation and progression.
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