49 kDa cytoskeletal protein, Beaded filament protein CP49, Beaded filament structural protein 2, Beaded filament structural protein 2, phakinin, Bfps2, Cytoskeletal protein, 49 kD, BFSP2, BFSP2_HUMAN, CP47, CP49, Lens fiber cell beaded filament protein C
Phakinin is a membrane-associated and cytoskeletal intermediate filament (IF) protein specific to the eye lens. IFs are cytoskeletal structures that typically contain a head, rod and tail domain. Unlike most IFs, Phakinin completely lacks the C-terminal