HSP70 — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C07F2180 (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 function. It is associated with response to heat, stress, and virus, as well as protein refolding, memory, progesterone anabolism, steroidogenesis, lipid metabolism, and homeostasis. The gene product is linked to the cytoplasm, chloroplast membrane, and axonemal central pair projection. Related genes in other species (HSP70, SCE70, HSC-2) connect the family to similar chaperone functions.