Target：CRYAA

Fields：Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum

Gene Name：CRYAA CRYA1 HSPB4

Protein Name：Alpha-crystallin A chain (Heat shock protein beta-4) (HspB4) [Cleaved into: Alpha-crystallin A chain, short form]

Human Gene Id：1409

Human Swiss Prot No：P02489

Mouse Swiss Prot No：P24622

Rat Swiss Prot No：P24623

Immunogen：Synthesized peptide derived from human protein . at AA range: 1-80

Specificity：CRYAA Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of protein.

Formulation：Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, and 0.02% sodium azide.

Source：Polyclonal, Rabbit,IgG

Dilution：WB 1:500-2000 ELISA 1:5000-20000

Purification：The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.

Concentration：1 mg/ml

Storage Stability：-15°C to -25°C/1 year(Do not lower than -25°C)

Observed Band(KD)：19kD

Background： Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively. Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates. Post-translational modifications decrease the ability to chaperone. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distin

Function：disease:Crystallins do not turn over as the lens ages, providing ample opportunity for post-translational modifications or oxidations. These modifications may change crystallin solubility properties and favor senile cataract.,disease:Defects in CRYAA are the cause of zonular central nuclear cataract [MIM:123580, 604219]; one of a considerable number of phenotypically and genotypically distinct forms of autosomal dominant cataract. This congenital cataract is a common major abnormality of the eye that frequently cause blindness in infants.,function:May contribute to the transparency and refractive index of the lens.,mass spectrometry: PubMed:10930324,mass spectrometry: PubMed:8175657,mass spectrometry: PubMed:9655350,mass spectrometry:With 1 phosphate group PubMed:8175657,PTM:Deamidation of Asn-101 in lens occurs mostly during the first 30 years of age, followed by a small additional amou

Subcellular Location：Cytoplasm . Nucleus . Translocates to the nucleus during heat shock and resides in sub-nuclear structures known as SC35 speckles or nuclear splicing speckles.

Expression：Expressed in the eye lens (at protein level).