HSP70 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C07F2160 (HSP70) on asparagus chromosome 7 encodes an uncharacterized protein of the Hsp70 family with ATP hydrolase activity, ATP binding, heat shock protein binding, and protein folding chaperone functions. The gene is associated with response to heat, response to stress, response to virus, protein refolding, progesterone anabolism, steroidogenesis, lipid metabolism, homeostasis, and memory. Its product localizes to the cytoplasm, chloroplast membrane, and axonemal central pair projection. Related genes in other species encode heat shock 70 kDa proteins, but these associations are not established for this specific asparagus gene.