Human Heat Shock Protein Beta-1, HSPB1 ELI

Small heat shock protein which functions as a molecular chaperone probably maintaining denatured proteins in a folding-competent state (PubMed: 10383393, PubMed: 20178975).

Plays a role in stress resistance and actin organization (PubMed: 19166925).

Through its molecular chaperone activity may regulate numerous biological processes including the phosphorylation and the axonal transport of neurofilament proteins (PubMed: 23728742).