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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (4)Lit. (4) GO Terms (41)GO (41) Nucleotides (52)Nucl. (52) Proteins (35)Prot. (35) Interactants (252)Interact. (252) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-5940570
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 cryaa

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crystallin alpha A

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LOC108707790 ( Nomenclature history )

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eye lens structural constituent

AI Protein Function :
cryaa encodes a small heat‑shock protein that acts as a molecular chaperone in lens fiber cells, preventing aggregation of unfolded proteins and maintaining lens transparency and refractive index; the ...[+]


InterPro :
A-crystallin/Hsp20 dom, HSP20-like chaperone, Alpha-crystallin/HSP

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
cataract 9 multiple types

MIM:
CATARACT 9, MULTIPLE TYPES; CTRCT9

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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