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heat shock protein
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heat shock protein [¦hēt ‚shäk ′prō‚tēn]
(cell and molecular biology)
Any of a group of proteins that are synthesized in the cytoplasm of cells as part of the heat shock response and act to protect the chromosomes from damage.


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00 Hardcover QP552 Seventy international academics and researchers contribute 25 chapters on new research in the field of heat shock proteins (HSP), groups of proteins whose expression is increased when the cells of living organisms are exposed to elevated temperatures or other stress.
Heat shock proteins are emphasized because of the temperature-sensitive morphogenesis to the tissue form.
University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT) has patented receptors for heat shock proteins, such as gp96, Hsp70 and Hsp90.
 
 
 
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