HSP70 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C031721.2 (HSP70) on melon chromosome 7 encodes a heat shock protein 70 family member with ATP hydrolase activity, ATP binding, heat shock protein binding, and protein folding chaperone functions. It is associated with protein refolding, the ERAD pathway, the unfolded protein response, response to stress, response to virus, response to heat, and pollen tube growth. The protein localises to the ER chaperone complex, ER lumen, chloroplast membrane, membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and axonemal central pair projection. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to similar chaperone and stress-response roles, though these associations are not yet established in melon.