Disease:Crystallins do not turn over as the lens ages, providing ample opportunity for post-translational modifications or oxidations. These modifications may change crystallin solubility properties and favor senile cataract.,Disease:Defects in CRYAB are the cause of alpha-B crystallinopathy [MIM:608810]. Alpha-B crystallinopathy is a an autosomal dominant form of desmin-related myopathy (DRM) that results in weakness of the proximal and distal limb muscle (including neck, velopharynx, and trunk muscles), signs of cardiomyopathy and cataract. Patients with progressive myopathy characterized by myofibrillar degeneration that commences at the Z-disk, have been described. Mutations truncate the essential C-terminal domain of the protein required for the chaperone function.,Disease:Seen as Rosenthal fiber protein in the brain tissue of patients with Alexander disease.,Function:May contribute to the transparency and refractive index of the lens.,mass spectrometry: PubMed:10930324,mass spectrometry: PubMed:8175657,mass spectrometry:With 1 phosphate group PubMed:10930324,mass spectrometry:With 1 phosphate group PubMed:8175657,mass spectrometry:With 2 phosphate groups PubMed:8175657,similarity:Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family.,subunit:Aggregates with homologous proteins, including CRYAA and the small heat shock protein HSPB1, to form large heteromeric complexes. Interacts with HSPBAP1 and TTN/titin.,tissue specificity:Lens as well as other tissues.,
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