Table 1  Hsp70 chaperones in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Gene nameLocalizationFunctionReference
Ssa1CytosolGeneral foldingWerner-Washburne et al. (1987)
Ssa2CytosolGeneral foldingWerner-Washburne et al. (1987)
Ssa3CytosolGeneral foldingWerner-Washburne et al. (1987)
Ssa4CytosolGeneral foldingWerner-Washburne et al. (1987)
Ssb1RibosomeNascent chain foldingNelson et al. (1992)
Ssb2RibosomeNascent chain foldingNelson et al. (1992)
Ssz1RibosomeNascent chain foldingGautschi et al. (2002); Hundley et al. (2002)
Sse1CytosolSubstrate binding; NEFDragovic et al. (2006); Raviol et al. (2006); Shaner et al. (2006)
Sse2CytosolSubstrate binding; NEFDragovic et al. (2006); Raviol et al. (2006); Shaner et al. (2006)
Kar2ERGeneral foldingVogel et al. (1990)
Lhs1ERSubstrate binding; NEFBaxter et al. (1996); Craven et al. (1996); Hamilton and Flynn (1996); Steel et al. (2004)
Ssc1MitochondrionPostimport foldingCraig et al. (1989)
Ssq1MitochondrionAssembly Fe/S proteinsDutkiewicz et al. (2003)
Ecm10MitochondrionPostimport foldingBaumann et al. (2000)