Bacterial origin of a key innovation in the evolution of the vertebrate eye
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214815120
Abstract: Significance Since the time of Charles Darwin, explaining the stepwise evolution of the eye has been a challenge. Here, we describe the essential contribution of bacteria to the evolution of the vertebrate eye, via interdomain… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate eye; bacterial origin; vertebrate; evolution vertebrate ... See more keywords
α-Crystallins in the Vertebrate Eye Lens: Complex Oligomers and Molecular Chaperones.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-090419-121428
Abstract: α-Crystallins are small heat-shock proteins that act as holdase chaperones. In humans, αA-crystallin is expressed only in the eye lens, while αB-crystallin is found in many tissues. α-Crystallins have a central domain flanked by flexible… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrate eye; chemistry; lens complex; eye lens ... See more keywords