HSPD1,also known as HSP60,belongs to the chaperonin family and acts as a chaperone to enhance cell survival under physiological stresses. Hsp60 has been shown to be connected with many aspects of cell functions such as protein folding and assembling of polypeptide chains in mitochondria. Recently it has been reported that HSP60 is associated with apoptosis or inhibition of cancer cell growth. (21822415)