Alpha-crystallin A chain

UniProtKB accession:  P02489

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UniProtKB description:  Contributes to the transparency and refractive index of the lens (PubMed:18302245). In its oxidized form (absence of intramolecular disulfide bond), acts as a chaperone, preventing aggregation of various proteins under a wide range of stress conditions (PubMed:22120592, PubMed:31792453, PubMed:18199971, PubMed:19595763). Required for the correct formation of lens intermediate filaments as part of a complex composed of BFSP1, BFSP2 and CRYAA (PubMed:28935373).