Joseph Horwitz

Alpha-crystallin can function as a molecular chaperone.

Joseph Horwitz · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

The major intrinsic protein (MIP) of the bovine lens fiber membrane: Characterization and structure based on cDNA cloning

Michael B. Gorin, S B Yancey, Janice Cline et al. · Cell · 1984 · 527 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +14

Disruption of α3 Connexin Gene Leads to Proteolysis and Cataractogenesis in Mice

Xiaohua Gong, En Li, George Klier et al. · Cell · 1997 · 419 citations · Full text

Medicine, Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology +7

Structural and functional similarities of bovine alpha-crystallin and mouse small heat-shock protein. A family of chaperones.

Karin B. Merck, Patricia J.T.A. Groenen, Christina E.M. Voorter et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · 374 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +16

Mutation R120G in αB-crystallin, which is linked to a desmin-related myopathy, results in an irregular structure and defective chaperone-like function

Michael P. Bova, Orna Yaron, Qingling Huang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 371 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17