CRYBB3

Crystallin, beta B3
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsCRYBB3 ; CATCN2; CRYB3; CTRCT22
External IDsOMIM: 123630 MGI: 102717 HomoloGene: 3008 GeneCards: CRYBB3 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez141712962
EnsemblENSG00000100053ENSMUSG00000029352
UniProtP26998Q9JJU9
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_004076NM_001159650
RefSeq (protein)NP_004067NP_001153122
Location (UCSC)Chr 22:
25.6 – 25.6 Mb
Chr 5:
113.08 – 113.08 Mb
PubMed search

Beta-crystallin B3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CRYBB3 gene.[1][2]

Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific, or enzyme, and ubiquitous. The latter class constitutes the major proteins of vertebrate eye lens and maintains the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Since lens central fiber cells lose their nuclei during development, these crystallins are made and then retained throughout life, making them extremely stable proteins. Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families; beta and gamma crystallins are also considered as a superfamily. Alpha and beta families are further divided into acidic and basic groups. Seven protein regions exist in crystallins: four homologous motifs, a connecting peptide, and N- and C-terminal extensions. Beta-crystallins, the most heterogeneous, differ by the presence of the C-terminal extension (present in the basic group, none in the acidic group). Beta-crystallins form aggregates of different sizes and are able to self-associate to form dimers or to form heterodimers with other beta-crystallins. This gene, a beta basic group member, is part of a gene cluster with beta-A4, beta-B1, and beta-B2.[2]

References

  1. Lampi KJ, Ma Z, Shih M, Shearer TR, Smith JB, Smith DL, David LL (Feb 1997). "Sequence analysis of betaA3, betaB3, and betaA4 crystallins completes the identification of the major proteins in young human lens". J Biol Chem 272 (4): 2268–75. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.4.2268. PMID 8999933.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CRYBB3 crystallin, beta B3".

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