Small heat shock proteins: molecular structure and chaperone function
โ Scribed by Y. Sun; T. H. MacRae
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsp) constitute an important chaperone family linked to conformational diseases. In plants, sHsps prevent protein aggregation by acting as thermosensors and to enhance cell stress tolerance. SsHsp17.2 and SsHsp17.9 are the most highly expressed class I sHsps in sugarcane.
The small heat shock protein superfamily is composed of proteins from throughout the phylogenetic spectrum that are induced upon environmental stress. Their structural stability under stress derives in large part from the central region of the proteins, which forms two beta sheets held together by h