General Information of Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT) (ID: TT7RUHB)

DTT Name Alpha(B)-crystallin
Synonyms Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-27; Alpha-crystallin B chain; Rosenthal fiber component; Heat shock protein beta-5; HspB5
Gene Name CRYAB
BioChemical Class
Single Protein
UniProt ID
CRYAB_HUMAN
TTD ID
TE0009
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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Sequence
MDIAIHHPWIRRPFFPFHSPSRLFDQFFGEHLLESDLFPTSTSLSPFYLRPPSFLRAPSW
FDTGLSEMRLEKDRFSVNLDVKHFSPEELKVKVLGDVIEVHGKHEERQDEHGFISREFHR
KYRIPADVDPLTITSSLSSDGVLTVNGPRKQVSGPERTIPITREEKPAVTAAPKK
Function 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.