Chaperone-like activity of reconstituted human α-crystallin and its gene-products.

<p>Thermal aggregation of (a) AQP0 (0.15 mg/ml) at 49°C, (b) in presence of recombinant human αB- crystalline (0.15 mg/ml) (homooligomer), (c) recombinant human αA-crystallin (0.15 mg/ml) (homooligomer), and (d) in presence of recombinant human α-crystallin (0.15 mg/ml) (heterooligomer of αA- and αB-crystallins at 3∶1 ratio).