BAG3 blocking peptide

BAG proteins compete with Hip for binding to the Hsc7/Hsp7 ATPase domain and promote substrate release. All the BAG proteins have an approximately 45-amino acid BAG domain near the C terminus but differ markedly in their N-terminal regions. The protein encoded by this gene contains a WW domain in the N-terminal region and a BAG domain in the C-terminal region. The BAG domains of BAG1, BAG2, and BAG3 interact specifically with the Hsc7 ATPase domain in vitro and in mammalian cells. All 3 proteins bind with high affinity to the ATPase domain of Hsc7 and inhibit its chaperone activity in a Hip-repressible manner. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 28]