Heat-shock proteins and stress tolerance in microorganisms

Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1992 Oct;2(5):748-55. doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80135-2.

Abstract

Heat-shock proteins help microorganisms cope with the toxic effects of a wide variety of stresses. Some help the organism grow under moderately stressful conditions, others help it to survive more extreme conditions. Surprisingly, the relative importance of individual proteins differs between organisms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Autoimmune Diseases / etiology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Bacterial Infections / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA Damage
  • Escherichia coli / physiology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / immunology
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / physiology*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Multigene Family
  • SOS Response, Genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins