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Official Full Name: heat shock protein family B (small) member 1
Also known as: CMT2F; HMN2B; HSP27; HSP28; Hsp25; SRP27; HS.76067; HEL-S-102
This gene encodes a member of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. In response to environmental stress, the encoded protein is transported from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and acts as a chaperone to facilitate the correct folding of other proteins. This protein plays an important role in the differentiation of various cell types. The expression of this gene is associated with poor clinical prognosis of various human cancers, and the encoded protein may promote the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells, while protecting cancer cells from apoptosis. Mutations in this gene have been found in human patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and distal hereditary motor neuropathy.