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Facts about Alpha-crystallin A2 chain.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CRYAA2 |
| Uniprot: | A0A140G945 |
| Entrez: | 102724652 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| small heat shock protein (HSP20) family |

Alpha-crystallin A2 chain
Mass (kDA):
19.909 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 21p12 |
| Sequence: | 21; NC_000021.9 (6560716..6564489) |
Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Translocates to the nucleus during heat shock and resides in sub-nuclear structures known as SC35 speckles or nuclear splicing speckles.


PMID: 817940 by de Jong W.W., et al. The amino acid sequence of the A chain of human alpha-crystallin.
PMID: 8999933 by Lampi K.J., et al. Sequence analysis of betaA3, betaB3, and betaA4 crystallins completes the identification of the major proteins in young human lens.