Heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) is a mitochondrial chaperonin that is typically held responsible for the transportation and refolding of proteins from the cytoplasm into the mitochondrial matrix. HSP60 is the ~60kDa mammalian equivalent to GroEL of E.coli. Process of HSP60 is regulated by the cochaperonin HSP10, a single heptameric ring of ~10kD subunits that forms a complex with HSP60. HSP10 coordinates the ATPase activity of the HSP60 subunits to allow the release of bound polypeptide in a manner productive for folding. Recombinant protein corresponding to aa1-573 from human HSP60, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E. coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques. Molecular Weight: ~63kD (593 aa) Amino Acid Sequence: MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MLRLPTVFRQ MRPVSRVLAP HLTRAYAKDV KFGADARALM LQGVDLLADA VAVTMGPKGR TVIIEQSWGS PKVTKDGVTV AKSIDLKDKY KNIGAKLVQD VANNTNEEAG DGTTTATVLA RSIAKEGFEK ISKGANPVEI RRGVMLAVDA VIAELKKQSK PVTTPEEIAQ VATISANGDK EIGNIISDAM KKVGRKGVIT VKDGKTLNDE LEIIEGMKFD RGYISPYFIN TSKGQKCEFQ DAYVLLSEKK ISSIQSIVPA LEIANAHRKP LVIIAEDVDG EALSTLVLNR LKVGLQVVAV KAPGFGDNRK NQLKDMAIAT GGAVFGEEGL TLNLEDVQPH DLGKVGEVIV TKDDAMLLKG KGDKAQIEKR IQEIIEQLDV TTSEYEKEKL NERLAKLSDG VAVLKVGGTS DVEVNEKKDR VTDALNATRA AVEEGIVLGG GCALLRCIPA LDSLTPANED QKIGIEIIKR TLKIPAMTIA KNAGVEGSLI VEKIMQSSSE VGYDAMAGDF VNMVEKGIID PTKVVRTALL DAAGVASLLT TAEVVVTEIP KEEKDPGMGA MGGMGGGMGG GMF Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.