HSP30 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU09364, symbol HSP30, on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1, encodes a small heat shock protein belonging to the HSP20-like chaperone family with an A-crystallin/Hsp20 domain. The gene is associated with cellular response to heat and farnesol, spore germination, structural organization, and carbohydrate utilization including cellulose breakdown and glucose metabolism. It is also linked to mannitol anabolism, the TCA cycle, methylation, and protein synthesis, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to oxidative stress response.