Molecular chaperone essential for the assembly of standard proteasomes and immunoproteasomes. Degraded after completion of proteasome maturation. Mediates the association of 20S preproteasome with the endoplasmic reticulum.
Cytoplasm, cytosol. Nucleus. Microsome membrane.
Strongly expressed from the basal layer to the granular layer of healthy epidermis, whereas in KLICK patients there is a gradual decrease of expression toward the granular layer.