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Selenite-Induced Crystallin Aggregation

Molecular classification: Protein aggregation, Oxidative stress response

Overview

Selenite-induced crystallin aggregation is a process where exposure to sodium selenite leads to the abnormal clumping of crystallin proteins in the lens of the eye. This aggregation, primarily affecting α-crystallin, reduces its chaperone function and results in the formation of light-scattering protein aggregates, causing cataracts. It is a well-established experimental model for studying age-related or oxidative-stress-driven cataractogenesis.

Other names: Selenite cataractSodium selenite-induced cataractogenesisCrystallin aggregation in selenite cataract

Biological functions

Protein misfoldingLens transparency maintenanceChaperone activity regulation

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CataractOxidative stress-related diseases

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Off-target effects of seleniteRelevance of animal models to human cataractogenesis

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Antioxidants (e.g., Hesperetin)

Biomarkers

α-crystallin levelsα-crystallin chaperone activityLens transparency

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