| 1985 |
The human HSPA1A (hsp70) gene encodes a 69,800 Da protein with an uninterrupted open reading frame of 1986 nucleotides; its predicted amino acid sequence is 73% identical to Drosophila hsp70 and 47% identical to E. coli DnaK, establishing deep evolutionary conservation. The 5' flanking region contains a TATAAA box, a CCAAT motif, and a heat shock element (HSE) sharing homology with Drosophila heat shock gene regulatory sequences. |
DNA sequencing, sequence comparison |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
3931075
|
| 1993 |
Saturation mutagenesis of the human HSP70.1 gene promoter heat shock element (HSE) revealed that all five positions of the NGAAN motif contribute to heat shock factor (HSF) binding and heat-inducible transcription, with optimal activity at the sequence AGAAC. Outer positions 1 and 5 have strong influence on activity in addition to the conserved central triplet. |
Saturation point mutagenesis, in vitro HSF binding assay (EMSA), in vivo transcription assay in HeLa cells |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
8463341
|
| 2000 |
Hsp70 directly binds the caspase recruitment domain (CARD) of Apaf-1 and inhibits apoptosome formation by preventing oligomerization of Apaf-1 and its association with procaspase-9, thereby blocking caspase-9-dependent apoptosis downstream of cytochrome c release. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro binding assay, cell-free apoptosis reconstitution |
Nature cell biology |
High |
10934467
|
| 2001 |
Hsp70 antagonizes apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF): Hsp70 specifically interacts with AIF as shown by ligand blots and co-immunoprecipitation, and overexpression of Hsp70 prevents AIF-induced chromatin condensation of purified nuclei in a cell-free system and protects cells from AIF-targeted extramitochondrial death. The anti-AIF function is independent of the ATP-binding domain of Hsp70, distinguishing it from Apaf-1 inhibition. |
Ligand blot, co-immunoprecipitation, cell-free nuclear condensation assay, overexpression and antisense knockdown |
Nature cell biology |
High |
11533664
|
| 2001 |
Genetic knockout of hsp70.1 (Hspa1a) in mice demonstrated that this gene is required for maintenance of acquired thermotolerance and that its absence increases sensitivity to heat stress-induced apoptosis. Single-gene knockouts of hsp70.1 or hsp70.3 showed functional compensation by the intact paralog, but combined loss causes additive defects. |
Gene targeting (knockout mice), thermotolerance assay, apoptosis assay |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
11713291
|
| 2001 |
Hsp70.1 and Hsp70.3 are both necessary and sufficient to protect mouse embryos from arsenite-induced neural tube defects: antisense knockdown of hsp70-1/3 increased arsenite-induced dysmorphology up to sixfold, while transgenic overexpression of hsp70-1 under a constitutive promoter decreased the incidence of neural tube defects. |
Antisense oligonucleotide knockdown in cultured mouse embryos, transgene microinjection (gain-of-function) |
Molecular reproduction and development |
High |
11424214
|
| 2001 |
hsp70.1 knockout increases infarction volume after focal cerebral ischemia in mice: absence of hsp70.1 resulted in ~56% larger infarct volumes, demonstrating a direct neuroprotective role in vivo. |
Intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion in hsp70.1 knockout mice, infarct volume measurement, Northern/Western blot |
Stroke |
High |
11739994
|
| 2003 |
Hsp70.1 (Hspa1a) and Hsp70.3 are required for late-phase but not early-phase cardioprotection by ischemic preconditioning: HSP70.1/3 double-null mice lost the 43% infarct-size reduction conferred by preconditioning in wild-type mice during the late phase (24 h later), while early-phase preconditioning protection remained intact. |
HSP70.1/3 double-knockout mice, ischemic preconditioning protocol, infarct size measurement |
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology |
High |
12714332
|
| 2003 |
Hsp70.1/3 double-knockout cells display genomic instability (chromosome end-to-end associations, radioresistant DNA synthesis), increased residual chromosome aberrations after ionizing radiation, enhanced cell killing, and increased oncogenic transformation, demonstrating that Hsp70.1 and Hsp70.3 are required for maintaining genomic stability under stress conditions. |
Gene-targeted knockout MEFs, cytogenetic analysis, colony survival assay, oncogenic transformation assay |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
14701760
|
| 2003 |
NF-κB transcriptionally upregulates Hsp70.1 (Hspa1a) after permanent coronary occlusion (PO), and Hsp70.1 contributes to NF-κB-dependent cardioprotection after PO; conversely Hsp70.1 is injurious after ischemia/reperfusion, revealing antithetical context-dependent roles paralleling those of NF-κB itself. |
Microarray analysis, NF-κB knockout mice, hsp70.1 knockout mice, infarct size measurement |
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology |
Medium |
21439970
|
| 2004 |
Deletion of hsp70.1 in mice increases cytochrome c release into the cytoplasm and subsequent caspase-3 activation after focal cerebral ischemia, demonstrating that Hsp70.1 normally suppresses the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in ischemic neurons. |
hsp70.1 knockout mice, focal ischemia model, Western blot for cytochrome c and activated caspase-3, immunohistochemistry, TUNEL |
Stroke |
High |
15243143
|
| 2003 |
In rat liver after whole-body hyperthermia, the second heat shock element (HSE-2; −201 to −178) of the HSP70-1 gene is the dominant cis-regulatory element occupied in vivo; flanking NF-κB-like and GC-box elements are simultaneously protected, suggesting that in addition to HSF1, other transcription factors participate in heat-induced HSP70-1 expression. |
In vivo genomic footprinting (dimethyl sulfate), gel mobility shift assay (EMSA) with anti-HSF1 antibody |
Journal of biochemistry |
Medium |
8749322
|
| 2005 |
Deletion of HSP70.1/3 gene expression specifically increases NF-κB activation, TNF-α and IL-6 production, and lung injury in a murine sepsis model, demonstrating that Hsp70.1/3 normally attenuates NF-κB-driven inflammation following sepsis. |
HSP70.1/3 knockout mice, cecal ligation and puncture sepsis model, NF-κB EMSA, ELISA for cytokines, histopathology |
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology |
High |
16361353
|
| 2008 |
hsp70.1 deficiency in mice confers nearly complete resistance to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE): hsp70.1−/− mice sensitized with MOG35-55 showed almost no disease, correlated with loss of autoreactive T cell proliferation and IFN-γ production. T cell transfer and antigen presentation assays demonstrated that inducible Hsp70 is required for activation of autoreactive T cells, and hsp70.1−/− CD4+ T cells were more prone to TCR-induced apoptosis. |
hsp70.1 knockout mice, EAE model, T cell proliferation assay, IFN-γ ELISA, T cell transfer, antigen presentation assay in vitro |
European journal of immunology |
High |
18581325
|
| 2009 |
Nucleotide (ATP vs. ADP) binding induces conformational changes in human Hsp70.1 (HSPA1A) that alter the relative positions of the nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and substrate-binding domain (SBD); ATP causes larger quaternary structural rearrangements than ADP, consistent with the allosteric communication underlying substrate binding/release cycling. |
Analytical ultracentrifugation, dynamic light scattering |
BMB reports |
Medium |
19336004
|
| 2010 |
After ischemia-reperfusion in the monkey hippocampal CA1, activated μ-calpain co-localizes with Hsp70.1 at the lysosomal membrane, and Hsp70.1 in CA1 tissue is cleaved by μ-calpain in vitro. Carbonylation of Hsp70.1 by HNE or hydrogen peroxide markedly sensitizes it to calpain cleavage, implicating oxidative modification as a prerequisite for calpain-mediated lysosomal destabilization. |
Immunofluorescence histochemistry, in vitro cleavage assay with recombinant μ-calpain and Western blot, artificial oxidative stress (HNE, H2O2) |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
High |
20171158
|
| 2013 |
Multiple transcription factors coordinately regulate the Hspa1a (Hsp70.3) promoter: HSF-1 binds at −114/−97 bp and −788/−777 bp; NF-Y binds at −73/−58 bp; NF-κB binds at −133/−124 bp; CREB binds at −483/−476 bp. siRNA knockdown of each factor substantially reduced endogenous Hspa1a expression. Heat-shock induction is co-regulated by HSF-1 and NF-Y/NF-κB; TNF-α induces Hspa1a in an NF-κB-dependent manner; forskolin induces it via CREB. Both NF-κB and CREB activate Hspa1a under ischemia-like conditions in cardiac myoblasts. |
Promoter-reporter assays, EMSA, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), siRNA knockdown |
Journal of molecular biology |
High |
24041570
|
| 2014 |
Hsp70.1 stabilizes the lysosomal membrane by binding the endolysosomal lipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) via its lipid-binding domain, which enhances acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) activity. In the post-ischemic motor cortex, intact Hsp70.1 binds BMP and increases ASM activity promoting lysosomal stability; in the post-ischemic CA1, calpain activation cleaves Hsp70.1, reduces lysosomal membrane localization and BMP levels, decreasing ASM activity and causing lysosomal rupture. |
Monkey ischemia-reperfusion model, lipid-protein binding assay, ASM activity measurement, lysosomal fractionation, TUNEL assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
25074941
|
| 2014 |
Nucleolin binds directly to the 3' UTR of HSPA1A mRNA and stabilizes it, thereby increasing HSPA1A protein expression during myocardial ischemic preconditioning. Overexpression of nucleolin enhanced H2O2-preconditioning protection in cardiomyocytes, while nucleolin ablation abrogated it; this protection was reversed by HSPA1A antisense oligonucleotides. |
RNA-protein interaction studies (RIP), reporter gene assay (3' UTR), nucleolin overexpression and siRNA knockdown, in vivo rat ischemic preconditioning model |
Cardiovascular research |
High |
24442868
|
| 2015 |
HspA1A (HSPA1A) binds multiple anionic phospholipids and embeds in lipid membranes. The nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) contributes more to quantitative lipid binding than the substrate-binding domain (SBD), but full-length protein is required for membrane embedding. Nucleotide binding (ADP/ATP) inhibits lipid binding, while peptide-substrate binding does not affect it. Lipid binding depends on electrostatic forces plus additional molecular forces and is influenced by lipid saturation level. |
Liposome co-sedimentation, intrinsic fluorescence, high-salt membrane embedding assay, domain-deletion constructs |
Cell stress & chaperones |
High |
26342809
|
| 2015 |
HspA1A differentially binds anionic lipids (bis-(monoacylglycero)-phosphate, cardiolipin, sulfatide); for cardiolipin and sulfatide, HspA1A embeds in membranes. Both the NBD and SBD bind lipids in a lipid-specific manner, nucleotides reduce lipid binding, and peptide-substrate binding does not affect it. Interaction with mitochondrial cardiolipin may facilitate localized HspA1A function in mitochondria. |
Liposome co-sedimentation, domain-specific binding assays |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
26476215
|
| 2015 |
CaMKIIγ activated by coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) replication phosphorylates heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) specifically at Ser230, enhancing Hsp70-1 (HSPA1A) transcription. This phosphorylation also translocates HSF1 from cytoplasm to nucleus, blocking ERK1/2-mediated phosphorylation of HSF1 at Ser307 (a negative regulatory site), further amplifying Hsp70-1 upregulation. Hsp70-1 in turn stabilizes CVB3 genomic RNA via the AU-rich element (ARE) in the viral 3' UTR. |
CaMKIIγ knockdown, site-directed mutagenesis of HSF1 phosphorylation sites, nuclear fractionation, RNA stability assay, CVB3 infection in vitro and in vivo |
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS |
High |
26361762
|
| 2016 |
HSPA1A overexpression enhances osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) by upregulating β-catenin and downregulating DKK1 and SOST (Wnt pathway antagonists); this effect is partly rescued by a Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor. In a rat tibial fracture model, HSPA1A-overexpressing BMSCs improved bone healing. |
Overexpression in rat BMSCs, alkaline phosphatase activity, mineral deposition, Western blot for β-catenin/DKK1/SOST, Wnt inhibitor rescue, in vivo fracture model |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
27279016
|
| 2017 |
HSP70-1 (HSPA1A) is required for IL-5-induced angiogenic responses: HSP70-1 siRNA knockdown suppressed IL-5-induced endothelial cell proliferation, migration, tube formation, and eNOS phosphorylation; conversely, HSP70-1 overexpression enhanced these responses. In HSP70-1 knockout mice, IL-5-induced neovascularization was abolished, while VEGF-induced angiogenesis was unaffected by HSP70-1 status. The transcription factor AP-1 drives HSP70-1 expression downstream of ERK and AKT signaling induced by IL-5/IL-5Rα binding. |
siRNA knockdown, overexpression, HSP70-1 transgenic and knockout mice, neovascularization assay, eNOS phosphorylation (Western blot), AP-1 reporter |
Scientific reports |
High |
28317868
|
| 2019 |
HspA1A's plasma membrane (PM) localization depends on its selective interaction with intracellular phosphatidylserine (PS): overexpression of the PS-biosensor Lact-C2 (which sequesters PS) greatly reduced heat-induced PM localization of HspA1A, whereas depletion of PI(4,5)P2 had minimal effect. A TopFluor-PS analog co-localized with HspA1A. PM localization increased during recovery from non-apoptotic heat shock. |
Confocal microscopy, cell surface biotinylation, PS-biosensor (Lact-C2) and PI(4,5)P2-biosensor (PLCδ-PH) co-transfection, fluorescent PS analog co-localization |
Biomolecules |
High |
30999671
|
| 2020 |
HSPA1A protects epidermal cells from thermal stress by binding STAM2 (via amino acids 395–509) and reducing ESCRT-0 and STAM2 levels. This HspA1A–STAM2 interaction impedes autophagosome–lysosome fusion, abolishing autophagic flux in thermoresistant cells, which significantly reduces thermal cytotoxicity. |
HSPA1A knockdown/overexpression, co-immunoprecipitation mapping to aa 395–509, ESCRT-0/STAM2 level measurement, autophagy flux assay (LC3-II, p62), mouse epidermal thermoresistance model |
The Journal of investigative dermatology |
High |
32533962
|
| 2020 |
LNCAROD lncRNA acts as a scaffold that facilitates the protein-protein interaction between HSPA1A and YBX1. This complex prevents proteasomal degradation of YBX1: loss of LNCAROD shortens the half-life of YBX1 protein, and depletion of HSPA1A in LNCAROD-overexpressing cells accelerates proteasomal degradation of YBX1. Neither YBX1 nor HSPA1A knockdown affects LNCAROD levels. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, protein half-life assay (cycloheximide chase), siRNA knockdown, overexpression |
Molecular oncology |
High |
32216017
|
| 2021 |
HSPA1A has dual roles in protein quality control: (i) during acute heat stress, HSPA1A promotes recruitment of the 26S proteasome to translating ribosomes, poising cells for rapid degradation and resumption of protein synthesis; (ii) during thermotolerance acquisition, HSPA1A together with the co-chaperone HSPH1 maintains ubiquitylated nascent/newly synthesized proteins in a soluble state for efficient proteasomal clearance. HSPA1A and its co-factors HSPH1 and DNAJB1 are selectively upregulated during thermotolerance. |
Quantitative proteomics, HSPA1A deletion, HSPH1 deletion, proximity ligation assay for proteasome–ribosome association, protein solubility assay, mouse esophageal tumor model |
The EMBO journal |
High |
34010456
|
| 2020 |
HspA1A's chaperone (ATPase) activity and lipid-binding activity are functionally dependent but mediated by non-overlapping regions: a K71A ATPase-null mutant binds PS with similar affinity to wild-type but associates three times faster and dissociates 300 times faster from lipid membranes, supporting a two-step binding model involving initial lipid association followed by a conformational change. PS binding does not affect ATPase activity and subtly enhances refolding activity. |
K71A mutagenesis, surface plasmon resonance/lipid binding kinetics, ATPase assay (inorganic phosphate release), refolding assay, circular dichroism |
International journal of molecular sciences |
High |
32825419
|
| 2022 |
HSPA1A's plasma membrane localization is regulated by phosphatidylinositol monophosphates: sequestration of PI(4)P (using PI(4)P biosensor) and PI(3)P significantly reduced heat-induced PM localization, while depletion of PI(4)P and PI(4,5)P2 via a rapamycin-inducible phosphatase system confirmed PI(4)P regulation. PAO, GSK-A1 (PI4KIIIα inhibitor), and wortmannin each reduced HSPA1A surface presentation. |
Confocal microscopy, cell surface biotinylation, lipid-biosensor co-transfection, pharmacological lipid depletion, rapamycin-inducible phosphatase system |
Biomolecules |
High |
35740982
|
| 2013 |
HSPA1A facilitates nucleotide excision repair after Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) exposure: overexpression increased DNA repair capacity (DRC) of BPDE-DNA adducts and reduced comet tail moment, while HspA1A knockdown inhibited repair. Mass spectrometry and co-immunoprecipitation identified casein kinase 2 (CK2) as an HspA1A-interacting partner; both proteins co-localized in the nucleus during DNA repair and HspA1A overexpression enhanced CK2 kinase activity. |
Comet assay, host cell reactivation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, confocal microscopy, CK2 kinase activity assay |
Cell stress & chaperones |
Medium |
23979991
|
| 2018 |
Alcohol-induced HSPA1A in human monocytes selectively suppresses the TLR4-MyD88 signaling pathway (inhibiting TNF-α and IL-6) but does not affect TLR4-TRIF or TLR3-TRIF cytokine responses. Mechanistic analysis showed that inhibition of PP1 (not HspA1A) prevents alcohol-mediated TLR4-TRIF tolerance via the PP1-IRF3 axis. |
In vivo binge alcohol human volunteer study, in vitro alcohol exposure, siRNA knockdown of HspA1A, cytokine ELISA, IRF3/TBK1 phosphorylation western blot |
Journal of immunology |
Medium |
29445009
|
| 2019 |
HspA1A interacts directly with TLR2 and TLR4 on neutrophil surfaces (Co-IP/interaction assay) and this interaction mediates cancer-cell-induced activation of neutrophils, including increased reactive oxygen species production. |
Co-immunoprecipitation/interaction assay, ROS measurement in neutrophils co-cultured with ovarian cancer cells |
Cell stress & chaperones |
Medium |
22528050
|
| 2011 |
Extracellular HSPA1A promotes hepatocarcinoma cell proliferation and apoptosis-resistance through TLR2 and TLR4 signaling and downstream NF-κB activation; these effects are abolished by NF-κB inhibition. HSPA1A also upregulates TLR4 expression and promotes HMGB1 release from tumor cells. |
TLR2/TLR4 blocking antibodies, NF-κB inhibition, cell proliferation assay, apoptosis assay with mitomycin C |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
22115967
|
| 2024 |
METTL3-mediated m6A methylation of Hspa1a mRNA enhances its stability in osteoblasts via YTHDF2 (acting in a stabilizing rather than degrading capacity). Overexpression of METTL3 inhibits osteoblast aging and upregulates Hspa1a expression; this effect depends on YTHDF2. MeRIP-seq confirmed METTL3-dependent m6A modification on Hspa1a mRNA. |
MeRIP-seq, METTL3 overexpression/knockdown, YTHDF2 knockdown, mRNA stability assay, osteoblast aging assays |
Cell death discovery |
Medium |
38538596
|
| 2016 |
HSPA1A overexpression in rat neurons after spinal cord injury inhibits apoptosis by suppressing Bax, caspase-9, and cleaved caspase-3 while promoting Bcl-2 expression; this anti-apoptotic effect is mediated through activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, as inhibition of this pathway attenuates the protection. |
HSPA1A overexpression and knockdown in rat SCI model (in vivo) and H2O2-treated neuronal cells (in vitro), Western blot for apoptotic markers, Wnt/β-catenin pathway inhibitor rescue |
Experimental neurology |
Medium |
36538982
|
| 2017 |
In differentiated human neuronal cells following thermal stress, HSPA1A targets nuclear speckles (rich in RNA splicing factors) immediately after heat shock and co-localizes with the disaggregation/refolding machine components DNAJA1 and BAG-1 at the granular component of the nucleolus at 1 h post-stress. HSPA1A (but not HSPA6) also co-localizes with DNAJB1 and HSPH1 immediately at nuclear speckles, while HSPA6 exhibits distinct targeting to perispeckles during recovery. |
YFP-tagged protein stable cell lines, confocal microscopy, FRAP in live human SH-SY5Y neurons |
Frontiers in neuroscience |
Medium |
28484369
|
| 2016 |
Following thermal stress in human neuronal cells, HSPA1A targets nuclear speckles and the granular component of the nucleolus with distinct FRAP kinetics from HSPA6; HSPA1A associates more transiently with centrioles than HSPA6, and does not localize to perispeckles (transcription sites) during recovery, indicating that HSPA1A and HSPA6 have different functional roles in neuronal stress response. |
YFP-tagged proteins, live-imaging confocal microscopy, FRAP in differentiated SH-SY5Y neurons |
Cell stress & chaperones |
Medium |
27527722
|
| 2003 |
The C-terminal heptapeptide of Hsp70 (ending in EEVD) is specifically recognized by the TPR1 domain of the adaptor protein Hop (Hsp70-Hsp90-organizing protein); crystal structures show the peptide in an extended conformation spanning a groove in TPR1, with electrostatic interactions via the EEVD motif (C-terminal Asp acting as a two-carboxylate anchor) and hydrophobic interactions upstream, mediating assembly of the Hsp70-Hsp90 multichaperone complex. |
Crystal structure of TPR-peptide complexes, peptide binding assays |
Cell |
High |
10786835
|
| 2003 |
Cytosolic Hsp70 (and Hsp90) dock onto a specialized TPR domain in the mitochondrial outer membrane import receptor Tom70, delivering preproteins for import. The chaperone/Tom70 interaction is required for formation of a productive preprotein/Tom70 complex; disruption of this docking inhibits import of Hsp70-dependent preproteins into mitochondria. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro import assay, dominant-negative Tom70 mutant disrupting TPR-chaperone binding |
Cell |
High |
12526792
|
| 1999 |
CHIP (carboxyl terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein) directly interacts with the C-terminal residues 540–650 of Hsc70/Hsp70 via its tetratricopeptide repeat domain. CHIP inhibits Hsp40-stimulated ATPase activity of Hsc70 and Hsp70, reduces luciferase refolding, and inhibits substrate binding — negatively regulating the forward reaction of the Hsp70 substrate-binding cycle. |
Yeast two-hybrid, GST pulldown domain mapping, ATPase assay, luciferase refolding assay, co-immunoprecipitation from human skeletal muscle cells |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
10330192
|