Part:BBa_K3558000
Small Heat Shock Protein 22E (sHSP22E)
Small heat shock proteins (sHSP) are ATP-independent molecular chaperones which associate with misfolded proteins to prevent further aggregation when the cell is under thermal stress. They are therefore classified as “holdases”. (1) Proteins are functional when they are soluble in their environments. However, thermal stress exposes the protein hydrophobic core to the outside, rendering them insoluble. sHSPs reverse this process by binding to the exposed core and prevent them from becoming insoluble. The sHSP/substrate complex then prevents further aggregation of proteins and facilitates the binding of ATP-dependent HSPs for protein refolding. (2) sHSPs are ubiquitous across organisms as they have a high binding capacity, making them a suitable candidate in reversing heat shock. In addition, sHSP genes are upregulated by 1000 folds when they are exposed to cellular stress and this consequently can increase the activity of ATP-dependent chaperones by 80%. (3)
Sequence and Features
- 10INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]Illegal PstI site found at 455
Illegal PstI site found at 461 - 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal PstI site found at 455
Illegal PstI site found at 461 - 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]Illegal PstI site found at 455
Illegal PstI site found at 461 - 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal PstI site found at 455
Illegal PstI site found at 461 - 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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