DnaJ heat shock protein family (Hsp40) member B6
Alias
DJ4 | DnaJ | HHDJ1 | HSJ-2 | HSJ2 | LGMD1D | LGMD1E | MRJ | MSJ-1
This gene encodes a member of the DNAJ protein family. DNAJ family members are characterized by a highly conserved amino acid stretch called the 'J-domain' and function as one of the two major classes of molecular chaperones involved in a wide range of cellular events, such as protein folding and oligomeric protein complex assembly. This family member may also play a role in polyglutamine aggregation in specific neurons. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants; however, not all variants have been fully described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].