| Product description |
Mouse Monoclonal antibody to HSP60Heat shock proteins (HSP) are expressed in response to various biological stresses, including high temperatures. There are several major families of HSPs including HSP70, HSP90 and HSP100. HSP60, an ~60 kDa protein, is the human homologue of HSP65 (a major antigenic mycobacterial protein) and E. coli GroEL. HSP60, also referred to as chaperonin-60, P1 & mitonin, has been classified as a member of a family of proteins termed chaperonins which act to recognize and stabilize polypeptide intermediates during folding, assembly and disassembly. HSP60 is a constitutively expressed mitochondrial protein that shares many characteristics with HSP70 including high abundance, induction by environmental stress, ATPase activity and a critical role in protein assembly and folding. However, in contrast with HSP70, HSP60 functions as a 14 subunit oligomer which is thought to interact with only 1 or 2 target polypeptides at one time. |
