Teresa M Buck, Aidan Porter, Wily G Ruiz, Dennis R Clayton, Stephanie M Mutchler, Evan C Ray, Allison L Marciszyn, Lubika J NKashama, Arohan R Subramanya, Sebastien Gingras, Thomas Kleyman, Gerard Apodaca, Linda M Hendershot, Jeffrey L Brodsky
GRP170 is an Hsp70-like, molecular chaperone localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Two separate functions have been described for GRP170. First, GRP170 acts as a nucleotide exchange factor (co-chaperone) for the ER lumenal, Hsp70, BiP. Second, GRP170 possess "holdase" activity, and independently binds to aggregation prone regions of proteins to maintain solubility. We previously demonstrated that GRP170 regulates the quality control of the epithelial sodium channel, ENaC. ENaC is responsible for sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron and regulates salt/water homeostasis, and therefore, blood pressure...
May 2022: FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology