CRYAA Break Apart FISH Probe

Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively. Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates. Post-translational modifications decrease the ability to chaperone. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. Alpha-A and alpha-B gene products are differentially expressed; alpha-A is preferentially restricted to the lens and alpha-B is expressed widely in many tissues and organs. Defects in this gene cause autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]


Gene Details
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CRYAABA-20-REGO 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-REGR 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-ORGR 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-GOGR 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-GRRE 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-GROR 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-GRGO 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing
CRYAABA-20-AQOR 20 (40 μL) 200 μL color color Request Pricing

Gene Summary

Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively. Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates. Post-translational modifications decrease the ability to chaperone. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. Alpha-A and alpha-B gene products are differentially expressed; alpha-A is preferentially restricted to the lens and alpha-B is expressed widely in many tissues and organs. Defects in this gene cause autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]

Gene Details

Gene Symbol : CRYAA

Gene Name : Crystallin alpha A

Chromosome : CHR 21: 431,690,07-431,728,09

Locus : 21q22.3

Alt. Genes : RASA4

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