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ArticleBiochemistry2023

The Y46D Mutation Destabilizes Dense Packing of the Second Greek Key Pair of Human γC-Crystallin Causing Congenital Nuclear Cataracts.

Venkata Pulla Rao Vendra, Christian Ostrowski, Rebecca Clark, Marzena Dyba, Sergey G Tarasov, J Fielding Hejtmancik

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Article in Biochemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Venkata Pulla Rao VendraOphthalmic Molecular Genetics Section, Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, United States.
Christian OstrowskiOphthalmic Molecular Genetics Section, Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, United States.
Rebecca ClarkOphthalmic Molecular Genetics Section, Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, United States.
Marzena DybaBiophysics Resource in the Center for Structural Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702-4091, United States.
Sergey G TarasovBiophysics Resource in the Center for Structural Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702-4091, United States.
J Fielding HejtmancikOphthalmic Molecular Genetics Section, Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4788-0362
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Clinical/molecular Studies In Families With Congenital Or Hereditary CataractsZIAEY000281 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI HEJTMANCIK, JAMES F. · 2009 to 2025
$18.1M
CCR Biophysics Resource CoreZICBC010965 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI TARASOV, SERGEY · 2009 to 2025
$10.5M
Clinical/molecular Study In Congenital/Heredity CataractZ01EY000281 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI HEJTMANCIK, JAMES F. · 1993 to 2008
$1.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 EY000281Intramural NIH HHS ZIA EY000281Intramural NIH HHS ZIC BC010965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The γ-crystallins are highly expressed structural lens proteins comprising four Greek key motifs arranged in two domains. Their globular structure and short-range spatial ordering are essential for lens transparency. Aromatic residues play a vital role in stabilizing Greek key folds by forming Greek key or non-Greek key pairs or tyrosine corners. We investigated the effects of the cataractogenic Y46D mutation in the second Greek key pair (Y46-Y51) of human γC-crystallin on its stability and aggregation. Wild-type and Y46D mutant human γC-crystallin were overexpressed in

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Cataractgamma-CrystallinsEscherichia coliHumansMutationTryptophangamma-CrystallinsTryptophan

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PMID37184593
PMCPMC10758276
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