Description
Product Characteristics: HSP47 is a chaperone protein, member of the superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors. Also known as SERPINH1, a serine proteinase inhibitor. It is a stress protein that resides in the endoplasmic reticulum, has an active role on the intracellular process of folding, assembly and secretion of pro-collagens. Recent studies have shown the association of on an increased expression of HSP47 around fibrotic lesions (1). The identification of a novel biomarker on cell therapies aimed to reduce the progression of fibrotic diseases, could be used potentially as a universal marker, since HSP47 binds a single substrate (2). Type I collagen is fundamental during the healing process after a myocardial infarction. It is critical in the position of collagen-produced cells and the assembly of collagen fibrils (3).
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the serpin superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors. The encoded protein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and plays a role in collagen biosynthesis as a collagen-specific molecular chaperone. Autoantibodies to the encoded protein have been found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Expression of this gene may be a marker for cancer, and nucleotide polymorphisms in this gene may be associated with preterm birth caused by preterm premature rupture of membranes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene, and a pseudogene of this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 9. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]