In previous studies, the only small HSPs that have been studied in Xenopus laevis are members of the HSP30 family. We now report the analysis of Xenopus HSP27, a homolog of the human small HSP, HSP27. To date the presence of both hsp30 and hsp27 genes has been demonstrated only in minnow and chicken. Xenopus HSP27 cDNA encodes a 213 aa protein that contains an alpha-crystallin domain as well as a polar C-terminal extension. Xenopus HSP27 shares 71% identity with chicken HSP24 but only 19% identity with Xenopus HSP30C. Northern blot analysis revealed that Xenopus HSP27 gene expression was developmentally regulated. Constitutive and heat shock-induced hsp27 mRNA accumulation was first detectable at the early tailbud stage while HSP27 protein was detected at the tadpole stage. Furthermore, hsp27 mRNA was enriched in selected tissues under both control and heat shock conditions. Whole mount in situ hybridization analysis detected the presence of this message in the lens vesicle, heart, head, somites, and tail region. Purified recombinant HSP27 protein displayed molecular chaperone properties since it had the ability to inhibit heat-induced aggregation of target proteins including citrate synthase, malate dehydrogenase and luciferase. Thus, Xenopus HSP27, like HSP30, is a developmentally-regulated heat-inducible molecular chaperone.
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