title: Evolution of eye lens crystallins: the stress connection.
abstract: Crystallins, the structural proteins of the eye lens, ensure the transparency and integrity of the lens throughout life. Recent sequence comparisons have shown that evolution has recruited crystallins among already existing heat-shock proteins and stress-inducible enzymes.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mulders
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bloemendal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003459:Crystallins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D004798:Enzymes; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins
chemical_list: D003459:Crystallins; D004798:Enzymes; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins