Protein
Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP
Organism
Aspergillus kawachii
Function
Probably plays a role in facilitating the assembly of multimeric protein complexes inside the ER. Is required for secretory polypeptide translocation. May physically associate with SEC63 protein in the endoplasmic reticulum and this interaction may be regulated by ATP hydrolysis.
Similarity
Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family.
Sequence
MARISHQGAAKPFTAWTTIFYLLLVFIAPLAFFGTAHAQDETSPQESYGTVIGIDLGTTYSCVGVMQNGKVEILVNDQGNRITPSYVAFTDEERLVGDAAKNQYAANPRRTIFDIKRLIGRKFDDKDVQKDAKHFPYKVVNKDGKPHVKVDVNQTPKTLTPEEVSAMVLGKMKEIAEGYLGKKVTHAVVTVPAYFNDAQRQATKDAGTIAGLNVLRVVNEPTAAAIAYGLDKTGDERQVIVYDLGGGTFDVSLLSIDNGVFEVLATAGDTHLGGEDFDQRVMDHFVKLYNKKNNVDVTKDLKAMGKLKREVEKAKRTLSSQMSTRIEIEAFHNGEDFSETLTRAKFEELNMDLFKKTLKPVEQVLKDAKVKKSEVDDIVLVGGSTRIPKVQALLEEFFGGKKASKGINPDEAVAFGAAVQGGVLSGEEGTGDVVLMDVNPLTLGIETTGGVMTKLIPRNTVIPTRKSQIFSTAADNQPTVLIQVYEGERSLTKDNNLLGKFELTGIPPAPRGVPQIEVSFDLDANGILKVHASDKGTGKAESITITNDKGRLSQEEIDRMVAEAEEFAEEDKAIKAKIEARNTLENYAFSLKNQVNDENGLGGQIDEDDKQTILDAVKEVTEWLEDNAATATTEDFEEQKEQLSNVAYPITSKLYGSAPADEDDEPSGHDEL