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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Binding of β

Preston Hazen, Geraline Trossi-Torres, Nawal K Khadka, Raju Timsina, Laxman Mainali

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Preston HazenBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1713-3980
Geraline Trossi-TorresBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1690-1562
Nawal K KhadkaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Raju TimsinaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Laxman MainaliBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Boise State University · US

Funding

Women's health: interplay of maternal diet and key demographics on neurological health in the rural frontier and remote WestP20GM103408 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI Scott A Minnich · 2012 to 2026
$59.8M
VPS35 D620N inhibits autophagy through disrupted hyaluronic acid-CD44 signalingP20GM109095 · NIGMS · BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI OCHOA-REPARAZ, JAVIER · 2014 to 2023
$22.7M
Interaction of alpha-crystallin with cholesterol bilayer domains in cataract formationR01EY030067 · NEI · BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Laxman Mainali · 2019 to 2026
$2.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030067NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103408NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109095NIH HHS Biomolecular Research Center, RRID:SCR_019174NIH HHS P20GM103408NIH HHS P20GM109095NIH HHS R01 EY030067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several discoveries show that with age and cataract formation, β-crystallin binds with the lens membrane or associates with other lens proteins, which bind with the fiber cell plasma membrane, accompanied by light scattering and cataract formation. However, how lipids (phospholipids and sphingolipids) and cholesterol (Chol) influence β-crystallin binding to the membrane is unclear. This research aims to elucidate the role of lipids and Chol in the binding of β-crystallin to the membrane and the membrane's physical properties (mobility, order, and hydrophobicity) with β-crystallin binding. We used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin-labeling methods to investigate the binding of β

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CataractCrystallinsLens, CrystallineAnimalsbeta-CrystallinsHumansMicePhospholipidsSwinebeta-CrystallinsCrystallinsPhospholipidsbinding affinity (Ka)cataractscholesterolcholesterol bilayer domainsEPR spin-labeling methodhydrophobicitymaximum percentage of membrane surface occupied (MMSO)maximum splittingmobility parameterpercentage of membrane surface occupied (MSO)βL-crystallin

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PMID37686406
PMCPMC10487507
OpenAlexW4386409081

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