HSP70 — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BVRB_8G191410 (HSP70) on sugar beet chromosome 8 encodes a heat shock 70 family chaperone with ATP hydrolase activity, ATP binding, and heat shock protein binding functions. The gene is associated with protein refolding, the ERAD pathway, the unfolded protein response, detoxification, and responses to stress, heat, and virus infection. It is also linked to immune response, cytoskeleton and actin cytoskeleton organization, glycan biosynthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism. The encoded protein localizes to the cytoplasm, nucleus, membrane, chloroplast membrane, ER lumen and chaperone complex, and axonemal central pair projection. HSP70 is also associated with zinc concentration. Related genes in other species include BIP4 and BIP5.