A novel single‐base deletional mutation of MIP impairs protein distribution and cell‐to‐cell adhesion in autosomal dominant cataracts in a Chinese family

Y Yu, Y Qiao, Y Ye, C Luo, K Yao - American Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital cataracts are the leading cause of irreversible visual disability in children, and
genetic factors play an important role in their development. In this study, targeted exome …

The role of phosphorylation in calmodulin-mediated gating of human AQP0

S Kreida, JV Roche, JW Missel, T Al-Jubair… - Biochemical …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Aquaporin-0 (AQP0) is the main water channel in the mammalian lens and is involved in
accommodation and maintaining lens transparency. AQP0 binds the Ca2+-sensing protein …

Effect of hydrogen peroxide on lens transparency, intracellular pH, gap junction coupling, hydrostatic pressure and membrane water permeability

K Varadaraj, J Gao, RT Mathias, S Kumari - Experimental Eye Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Clouding of the eye lens or cataract is an age-related anomaly that affects middle-aged
humans. Exploration of the etiology points to a great extent to oxidative stress due to …