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heat shock response

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heat shock response [′hēt ‚shäk ri‚späns]
(cell and molecular biology)
A cellular reaction to a stimulus such as elevated temperatures or abrupt environmental changes, in which there is cessation or slowdown of normal protein synthesis and activation of previously inactive genes, resulting in the production of heat shock proteins.


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But cells have a damage-limiting mechanism called the heat shock response to combat these and other stresses.
Membrane lipid perturbation modifies the set point of the temperature of heat shock response in yeast.
Variable salinity could have a significant effect on the heat shock response in oysters, because temperature effects on oyster metabolism can be significantly altered by salinity.
 
 
 
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