HSP70 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C035452.2, the melon HSP70 gene on chromosome 13, encodes a heat shock protein 70 family chaperone with ATP hydrolase activity and heat shock protein binding function. The product is annotated to protein folding chaperone activity and ATP binding, and is localised to the cytoplasm. This gene is associated with protein refolding and responses to stress, heat, and virus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to similar chaperone functions, though these associations are not directly established for this melon gene.