HSP70 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA18G008250, designated HSP70 in Camelina sativa on chromosome 18, encodes a member of the Hsp70 family of protein folding chaperones. The product possesses ATP hydrolase activity and heat shock protein binding capability, and is annotated as a protein folding chaperone. This gene is associated with protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum, the ER unfolded protein response, and the ERAD pathway. It has been connected to responses to heat and salt stress, as well as pollen development, germination, and tube growth. The encoded protein localises to the ER lumen and chaperone complex, and is also linked to the chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, tonoplast, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to chaperone functions in protein folding and stress responses.