Description
Product Characteristics:
TID1 is a human homolog of the Drosophila tumor suppressor lethal tumerous imaginal discs and encodes two mitochondrial matrix localized splice variants of human Tid1 designated hTid1S and hTid1L. These proteins are the conserved members of the DnaJ family of proteins which act as cochaperons for mitochondrial Hsp70. They contain a conserved tetrahedrical J domain which binds to Hsp70 chaperones and activates their ATPase activity. Expression of hTid1L increases apoptosis induced by DNA damaging agents as mitomycin C and TNF alpha. A J domain mutant of hTid1L can dominantly suppress apoptosis and in sharp contrast the J domain mutant of hTid1S increases apoptosis. Expression of hTid1S and hTid1L affects cytochrome c release from the mitochondria and caspase 3 activation, while activation of caspase 8 is unaffected. It is strongly suggested that these two splice variants exert their anti and pro apoptotic effects through discrete substrates and activities. Hence the relative abundance of these proteins or their substrates may allow the mitochondria to dampen or enhance the apoptotic signals.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: DnaJ Hsp40 homolog subfamily A member 3, DnaJ homolog subfamily A member 3 mitochondrial precursor, DnaJ protein Tid 1, DnaJ protein Tid1, HCA57, Hepatocellular carcinoma associated antigen 57, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 105.9 KD PROTEIN F22B7.5 IN CHROMOSOME, hTid 1, hTid1, III [Caenorhabditis elegans], TID1, Tumorous imaginal discs Drosophila homolog, Tumorous imaginal discs protein Tid56 homolog, DNJA3_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the DNAJ/Hsp40 protein family. DNAJ/Hsp40 proteins stimulate the ATPase activity of Hsp70 chaperones and play critical roles in protein folding, degradation, and multimeric complex assembly. The encoded protein is localized to mitochondria and mediates several cellular processes including proliferation, survival and apoptotic signal transduction. The encoded protein also plays a critical role in tumor suppression through interactions with oncogenic proteins including ErbB2 and the p53 tumor suppressor protein. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]