NCBI Accession #
NP_180367.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_128359.5
NCBI Official Full Name
chaperonin-60alpha
NCBI Official Symbol
CPN60A
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
CH-CPN60A; chaperonin-60alpha; CHAPERONIN-60ALPHA; chaperonin-60alpha1; CHLOROPLAST CHAPERONIN 60ALPHA; Cpn60alpha1; SCHLEPPERLESS; SLP; T1E2.8; T1E2_8
NCBI Protein Information
chaperonin-60alpha
NCBI Summary
Encodes chaperonin-60 alpha, a molecular chaperone involved in Rubisco folding. Mutants display aberrant chloroplast and embryo development.
UniProt Gene Name
CPN60A1
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
Cpn60-A(2); SLP; CPN-60 alpha 1
UniProt Protein Name
Chaperonin 60 subunit alpha 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein SCHLEPPERLESS; RuBisCO large subunit-binding protein subunit alpha 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
P21238
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q42554; Q56WB8; Q8L5U4
UniProt Related Accession #
P21238
UniProt Comments
Binds RuBisCO small and large subunits and is implicated in the assembly of the enzyme oligomer. Involved in protein assisted folding. Required for proper chloroplast development.