Stress Proteins

Cells of animals, plants or bacteria all react in a similar way to external stress events such as a temperature change. The biochemical and molecular response mechanisms which also play a role in normal cell growth are described.

1 Transcription of the Human HSP70 Gene: cis-Acting Elements and trans-Acting Factors Involved in Basal, Adenovirus E1A, and Stress-Induced Expression.- 2 Active Oxygen Species and Heat Shock Protein Induction.- 3 Induction of HSP70 by Prostaglandins.- 4 Heat Shock and Adaptation During Temperature-Activated Dimorphism in the Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.- 5 The Cellular Functions of Chaperonins.- 6 Mitochondrial Protein Import: Unfolding and Refolding of Precursor Proteins.- 7 The Ubiquitin System and the Heat Shock Response.- 8 Protein Denaturation During Heat Shock and Related Stress.- 9 Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Thermo- and Chemotolerances.