hsp-17 encodes a heat shock protein that is a member of the hsp16/hsp20/alpha-crystallin family of heat shock proteins; by homology, HSP-17 is predicted to function as a molecular chaperone that protects cells from heat-induced protein aggregation and denaturation.
Predicted to enable unfolded protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in protein refolding and response to heat. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Expressed in excretory cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract 9 multiple types. Is an ortholog of human CRYAA (crystallin alpha A).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.