heat shock protein 70 (Hsp 70) family protein;(source:Araport11)
TAIR Curator Summary:
Encodes the luminal binding protein BiP, an ER-localized member of the HSP70 family. BiP is composed of an N-terminal ATP binding domain and a C-terminal domain that binds to hydrophobic patches on improperly/incompletely folded proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Involved in polar nuclei fusion during proliferation of endosperm nuclei.