Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Stress-induced-phosphoprotein 1 also Hsp70-Hsp90 organising protein (Hop) is encoded in the human by the STIP1 gene. It functions as a co-chaperone which reversibly links together the protein chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90.[5]
STI1 belongs to the large group of co-chaperones, which regulate and assist the major chaperones (mainly heat shock proteins). It is one of the best studied co-chaperones of the Hsp70-Hsp90 complex. It was first discovered in yeast and homologues were identified in humans, mice, rats, insects, plants, parasites, and viruses. The family of these proteins is referred to as STI1 (stress inducible protein) and can be divided into yeast, plant, and animal STI1 (Hop).