| Gene Symbol | Hspb8 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 113906 |
| Alt Symbol | Cryac, Hsp22 |
| Species | Rat |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | heat shock protein B8 |
| Other Description | alpha-crystallin C chain|crystallin, alpha C|heat shock 22kDa protein 8|heat shock protein 8|heat shock protein beta-8|small stress protein-like protein HSP22 |
| Swissprots | Q9EPX0 |
| Accessions | EDM13844 EDM13845 EDM13846 Q9EPX0 AF314540 AAG34700 BC061748 AAH61748 FQ221084 NM_053612 NP_446064 |
| Function | Displays temperature-dependent chaperone activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15030316}. |
| Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250}. Note=Translocates to nuclear foci during heat shock. {ECO:0000250}. |