Description
Crystallin mu, also known as CRYM, is a member of the crystallin protein family. Crystallins are separated into two classes, taxon-specific and ubiquitous. This gene encodes a taxon-specific crystallin protein. The human CRYM gene maps to chromosome 16p13.11, and encodes a protein that is expressed in neural tissue, muscle, and kidney. Unlike other crystallins, CRYM does not perform a structural role in lens tissue, but rather it binds NADPH and thyroid hormone, which indicates that it may have other regulatory or developmental functions