Description
Product Characteristics:
This intronless gene encodes a 70 kDa heat shock protein which is a member of the heat shock protein 70 family. In conjuction with other heat shock proteins, this protein stabilizes existing proteins against aggregation and mediates the folding of newly translated proteins in the cytosol and in organelles. It is also involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway through interaction with the AU-rich element RNA-binding protein 1. The gene is located in the major histocompatibility complex class III region, in a cluster with two closely related genes which encode similar proteins.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: HSP70, Heat shock 70 kDa protein 1, heat shock 70 kDa protein 1A, Heat shock 70 kDa protein 1B, Heat shock induced protein, heat shock protein 70, HSP70 1, HSP70 2, HSP70.1, HSP72, HSPA1, HSPA1A, HSPA1B, XXbac BCX40G17.3 001.
Target Information: heat shock protein\, may have an important role following forebrain ischemia and may allow astrocytes to protect neurons [RGD, Feb 2006]