How cells respond to stress

Sci Am. 1993 May;268(5):56-64. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0593-56.

Abstract

During emergencies, cells produce stress proteins that repair damage. Inquiry into how they work offers promise for coping with infection, autoimmune disease and even cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Autoimmune Diseases*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Physiological Phenomena*
  • Chaperonin 10
  • Chaperonin 60
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics
  • Drosophila melanogaster / growth & development
  • Gene Expression
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / physiology*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Infections*
  • Neoplasms*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology
  • Stress, Physiological*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Chaperonin 10
  • Chaperonin 60
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Adenosine Triphosphate