HSP90B1

Heat Shock Protein 90 Beta Family Member 1 (Endoplasmin)

Gene Information Card

Symbol HSP90B1
Full Name Heat Shock Protein 90 Beta Family Member 1
Gene Type Protein coding
Chromosomal Location 12q23.3
NCBI Gene ID 7184 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7184
Ensembl ID ENSG00000166598
UniProt ID P14625
OMIM ID 191175
HGNC ID 12028
Aliases GRP94, TRA1, endoplasmin, gp96

Description

HSP90B1 encodes endoplasmin (GRP94), a member of the heat shock protein 90 family localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. It functions as a molecular chaperone involved in protein folding, quality control, and the unfolded protein response. GRP94 is essential for the maturation and transport of secreted and membrane proteins, including toll-like receptors and integrins.

Disease Associations

Disease category Pathophysiological mechanism Genomic evidence
Cancer (multiple types) Overexpression of GRP94 promotes tumor cell survival under ER stress and hypoxia; facilitates immune evasion ClinVar, COSMIC
Inflammatory bowel disease GRP94 variants may alter ER stress response in intestinal epithelium ClinVar
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy Missense mutations impair chaperone function leading to neuronal ER stress ClinVar

Expression Profile

Tissue Expression
Tissue nTPM level
Liver 48.2 High
Pancreas 35.1 High
Kidney 28.7 High
Heart 22.5 Medium
Brain 12.3 Medium
Cell Line Expression
Cell Line nTPM Notes
HeLa 62.4 Cervical cancer cell line
HepG2 55.8 Hepatocellular carcinoma
A549 41.2 Lung adenocarcinoma
MCF7 38.9 Breast cancer
Data source:Human Protein Atlas(proteinatlas.org)

Mutations & Variants

Hotspot Mutations
Variant Type Frequency Functional Description
c.2023G>A (p.Gly675Arg) Missense <0.1% Impaired chaperone activity; associated with neuropathy
c.1661C>T (p.Thr554Met) Missense <0.1% Reduced protein stability
c.1129A>G (p.Asn377Asp) Missense <0.1% Altered ATPase domain
Mutation functional classification

Loss of Function (LOF)

Missense mutations in the ATPase domain reduce chaperone activity and protein folding capacity.

Gain of Function (GOF)

Not well documented; overexpression in tumors may confer gain-of-function by enhancing survival signaling.

Dominant Negative (DN)

Not reported for HSP90B1.

Gene Ontology (GO)

• ATP binding • chaperone binding
• protein folding • unfolded protein binding
• endoplasmic reticulum lumen • response to endoplasmic reticulum stress

Pathways

• Unfolded protein response (UPR)
• ER-phagosome pathway
• Toll-like receptor signaling

Protein Summary

Endoplasmin (GRP94) is a 94 kDa ER-resident chaperone that binds ATP and assists in the folding and assembly of nascent proteins, particularly those destined for secretion or membrane insertion. It plays a critical role in ER stress adaptation and immune modulation.

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