HSPB8
Displays temperature-dependent chaperone activity. Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. Predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle and heart. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
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Protein type: Heat shock protein |
Chromosomal Location of rat Ortholog: 12q16 |
Cellular Component:
chaperone complex; cytoplasm; cytosol; nuclear body; nucleoplasm; nucleus
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Molecular Function:
identical protein binding; protein homodimerization activity; protein kinase activity
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Biological Process:
cellular response to unfolded protein; positive regulation of aggrephagy
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Reference #:
Q9EPX0
(UniProtKB)
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Alt. Names/Synonyms: Alpha-crystallin C chain; Cryac; crystallin, alpha C; heat shock 22kDa protein 8; heat shock protein 8; heat shock protein B8; Heat shock protein beta-8; Hsp22; HspB8; MGC72354; Small stress protein-like protein HSP22
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Gene Symbols: Hspb8
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Molecular weight:
21,592 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point:
4.92
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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Protein-Specific Antibodies, siRNAs or Recombinant Proteins from Cell Signaling Technology®
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