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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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pneumoniae membrane antigen more frequently than lipopolysaccharide antigens but did not detect heat shock protein 60 (1). The researchers introduced extra copies of the gene for one heat shock protein called hsp-16 into worms, and that alone increased the animal's average life span by more than 10 percent. Stressgen's heat shock protein fusion product, HspE7, designed to invoke a potent immune response, is in clinical development for a broad range of HPV-related diseases including cervical and anal dysplasia, genital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). |
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