Heat shock protein beta-2
Function
May regulate the kinase DMPK.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family.
Tissue Specificity
Expressed preferentially in skeletal muscle and heart but not in the lens.
Cellular localization
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
- Localizes to nuclear foci.
Alternative names
Heat shock protein beta-2, HspB2, DMPK-binding protein, Heat shock protein family B member 2, MKBP, HSPB2