Gene Information
Gene NameHSPB7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length170
Protein NamesHeat shock protein beta-7 (HspB7) (Cardiovascular heat shock protein) (cvHsp)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000173641 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UBY9
Gene CardHSPB7
Uniprot IDQ9UBY9
PfamPF00011
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.321764053)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hspb7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hspb7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HSPB7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCRYAB, CRYAA, HSPB3, HSPB6, HSPB1, HSPB2, HSPB8, HSPB9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 1 is highly expressed in adult and fetal heart, skeletal muscle, and at a much lower levels in adipose tissue and in aorta. Undetectable in other tissues. Isoform 2 and isoform 3 are poorly detected in heart.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Nucleus, Cajal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Note=Resides in sub-nuclear structures known as SC35 speckles or nuclear splicing speckles.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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