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Published in final edited form as: Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2007 May 10;39(10):1804–1815. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.04.027

Table 3.

List of the interactive sequences in human αB crystallin involved in chaperone activity and filament interactions. Column 1 lists the structural domain in human αB crystallin where each interactive sequence is located. Column 2 lists the chaperone sequences identified previously (Ghosh, Estrada, & Clark, 2005). Columns 3-5 list the sequences in human αB crystallin for interactions with desmin, GFAP, and actin respectively. Sequences that interacted with actin at 23°C are in BOLD. Sequences that interacted with partially unfolded actin at 45°C are in regular font. Common αB crystallin sequences interacted with filaments and unfolded cytosolic proteins (Ghosh, Estrada, & Clark, 2005).

Location Interactive sequences Desmin sequences GFAP sequences Actin sequences
N-terminus 9WIRRPFFPFHSP20 15FPFHSPSRLF24 9WIRRPFFP16 15FPFHSPSRLFDQ26
N-terminus 43SLSPFYLRPPSFLRAP58 41STSLSPFYLRPPSFLRAPSWFD62 45SPFYLRPPSFLRAPSWFD62 33LESDLFPTSTSLSPFYLRPPSFLR56
N-terminus - - - 57APSWFDTG64
α crystallin core domain 75FSVNLDVK82 75FSVNLDVKHFSPEELK90 89LKVKVLGDVI98 -
α crystallin core domain 113FISREFHR120 113FISREFHRKYRIPADV128 113FISREFHRKYRIPADV128 111HGFISREF118
α crystallin core domain 131LTITSSLS138 131LTITSSLS138 - 129DPLTITSSLSSDGV145
α crystallin core domain 141GVLTVNGP148 145VNGPRKQV152 143LTVNGPRK150 145VNGPRKQVSG154
C-terminus 157ERTIPITRE164 163REEKPAVTAAPK174 155PERTIPITREEKPAVTAA172 155PERTIPITREEK165