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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Various interventions, such as adding drugs or changing a cell's pH, can make heatshock proteins less efficient. Apparently, immune sentinels called T cells had misidentified the heatshock protein 60 as foreign, and in the process, unleashed inflammatory proteins that incited an autoimmune attack on beta cells. |
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