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Abstract

The effects of pantethine, glutathione, and selected chemical reagents on the anti-aggregation activity of α-crystallin was evaluated. Protein aggregation was monitored by light scattering of solutions of denatured β L -crystallin or alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). The ratios of β L -crystallin/α-crystallin and ADH/α-crystallin were adjusted so that partial inhibition of protein aggregation at 60°C or 37°C, respectively, was observed and modulation of the chaperone action of α-crystallin could be evaluated easily with selected endogenous metabolites. Enhancement of the anti-aggregation activity in the β L -crystallin assay was strongest with pantethine, which appeared to interact with α-crystallin. Enhancement of the anti-aggregation activity in the ADH assay was strongest with glutathione which appeared to interact with ADH. The results indicated that the products of common metabolic pathways can modulate the chaperone-like effects of α-crystallin on protein aggregation.

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Clark, J. I., & Huang, Q. (1996). Modulation of the chaperone-like activity of bovine α-crystallin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93(26), 15185–15189.

Authors 2
  1. John I. Clark (first)
  2. Qing-ling Huang (additional)
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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:40 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 2:36 p.m.)
Indexed 1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 2, 2025, 1:51 p.m.)
Issued 28 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 24, 1996)
Published 28 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 24, 1996)
Published Online 28 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 24, 1996)
Published Print 28 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 24, 1996)
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@article{Clark_1996, title={Modulation of the chaperone-like activity of bovine α-crystallin}, volume={93}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.26.15185}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.93.26.15185}, number={26}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Clark, John I. and Huang, Qing-ling}, year={1996}, month=dec, pages={15185–15189} }