{"symbol":"HSPA8","synonyms":["HSC54","HSC71","HSP73","HSPA10","HEL-S-72P","NIP71","LAP-1","HEL-33","HSC70","HSP71"],"name":"heat shock 70kDa protein 8","description":"This gene encodes a member of the heat shock protein 70 family, which contains both heat-inducible and constitutively expressed members. This protein belongs to the latter group, which are also referred to as heat-shock cognate proteins. It functions as a chaperone, and binds to nascent polypeptides to facilitate correct folding. It also functions as an ATPase in the disassembly of clathrin-coated vesicles during transport of membrane components through the cell. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":3312,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/3312","proteins":[{"symbol":"HSP7C_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/HSP7C_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Heat shock proteins","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Heat+shock+proteins"}]}