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. 2023 Oct 26;3:1241001. doi: 10.3389/fopht.2023.1241001

Table 2.

Identified sites of DHA and DHB on lens proteins.

Protein: Peptide Residues Modified Residue Peptide with Modification
αA-crystallin: 118-145 C131, C142 YRLPSNVDQSALSC(ALK)SLSADGM(OX)LTFC(DHA)GPK
αB-crystallin:
22-56
S35 LFDQFFGEHLLES(DHA)DLFPTSTSLSPFYLRPPSFLR
αB-crystallin: 164-175 T170 EEKPAVT(DHB)AAPK
βA3-crystallin: 46-58 C52 M(OX)EFTSSC(DHA)PNVSERSFDNVR
βA3-crystallin: 65-95 C82 SLKVESGAWIGYEHTSFC(DHA)GQQFILERGEYPR
βA3-crystallin: 126-137 T127 M(OX)T(DHB)IFEKENFIGR
βA3-crystallin: 163-177 C170 IQSGAWVC(DHA)YQYPGYR
βA4-crystallin:
2-7
C5 T(ACE)LQC(DHA)TK
βA4-crystallin: 26-45 C33 RHEFTAEC(DHA)PSVLELGFETVR
βA4-crystallin: 159-177 C166 GFQYVLEC(DHA)DHHSGDYK
βB1-crystallin: 73-92 C79 RAEFSGEC(DHA)SNLADRGFDRVR
βB2-crystallin: 49-81 C67 AGSVLVQAGPWVGYEQANC(DHA)KGEQFVFEKGEYPR
γB-crystallin:
16-32
C19, C23 SYEC(DHA)TTDC(ALK)PNLQPYFSR
γC-crystallin:
16-32
C23 SLHVLEGC(DHA)WVLYELPNYR
γD-crystallin:
16-38
C19 HYEC(DHA)SSDHPNLQPYLSR
γD-crystallin: 102-117 C109, C111 EDYRGQMIEFTEDC(DHA)SC(ALK)LQDRFR
γS-crystallin:
20-36
C23, C25, C27 YDC(ALK)DC(ALK)DC(DHA)ADFHTYLSR
BFSP1:
255-276
C259 SAHEC(DHA)YDDEIQLYNEQIETLRK
BFSP2:
53-72
C65 APGVYVGTAPSGC(DHA)IGGLGAR
BFSP2:
90-121
C114 SSGLATVPAPGLERDHGAVEDLGGC(DHA)LVEYMAK
BFSP2:
157-173
C161 ASWASSC(DHA)QQVGEAVLENAR
BFSP2:
251-276
C255 QLAGC(DHA)ELEQMDAPIGTGLDDILETIR
BFSP2:
318-339
C326 VELHNTSC(DHA)QVQSLQAETESLR
CBR1:
119-134
C122 DVC(DHA)TELLPLIKPQGR

*ALK refers to alkylated and a mass shift of 57.0215. OX refers to oxidized and a mass shift of 15.9949. ACE refers to acetylated and a mass shift of 42.0106. C(DHA) refers to a mass shift of -33.9877. S(DHA) and T(DHB) refer to a mass shift of -18.0106. BFSP1 and BFSP2 refer to filensin and phakinin, respectively.