High mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1)

Multifunctional redox sensitive protein with various roles in different cellular compartments. From the nucleus is one of the major chromatin-associated non-histone proteins and functions as a DNA chaperone involved in replication, transcription, chromatin remodeling, V(D)J recombination, DNA repair and genome stability.

Proposed to be an universal biosensor for nucleic acids. Promotes host inflammatory response to sterile and infectious signals and is included in the coordination and integration of both innate and adaptive immune responses.