title: [Crystallins: recruiting proteins to perform new functions].
abstract: The main properties of major water-soluble proteins of the lens, i.e., crystallins, include high ability to aggregation and stability. It is these properties of crystallins which are required for the formation of the transparent lens and maintenance of lens transparency over the whole lifespan of the animal.
authors.affiliation: Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mikaelian
authors.forename: I Iu
authors.initials: IIu
authors.lastname: Znoĭko
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Zinov'eva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003459:Crystallins / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003459:Crystallins
vernacular_title: Kristalliny: rekrutirovanie belkov dlia vypolneniia novykh funktsiĭ.