Protein: P02511

UniprotKB AC UniprotKB ID Gene name Full name Species Curated set
P02511 (Uniprot) CRYAB_HUMAN CRYAB Alpha-crystallin B chain human Yes
Uniprot: May contribute to the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Has chaperone-like activity, preventing aggregation of various proteins under a wide range of stress conditions.

Function 1: Molecular chaperone, protein folding.

Function 2: Structural protein of the lens. Vertebrate crystallins resemble chaperones. Condition: eye lens localization.

Publications (PMID): 1438232, 6285380