HSP70 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C003917.2, the melon HSP70 gene on chromosome 6, encodes a heat shock 70 family protein with ATP hydrolase activity, ATP binding, and heat shock protein binding functions, acting as a protein folding chaperone. It is associated with protein refolding, the ERAD pathway, the unfolded protein response, and responses to stress, heat, and virus. The gene is also linked to pollen tube growth. Its product localises to the ER lumen and chaperone complex, cytoplasm, nucleus, membrane, chloroplast membrane, and axonemal central pair projection. Related genes in other species link the family to ER stress responses and protein quality control.