Abstract
Thermotolerance, or the ability of organisms to withstand exposure to potentially lethal high temperatures, is thought to be conferred by the induction of heat shock proteins (HSPs) (Lindquist 1986). Several major families of HSPs classified according to molecular weight and amino acid similarity have been defined, although how they contribute to the development of thermotolerance is not well understood. Among the HSPs most highly induced by heat stress in eukaryotes is a class of nuclear-encoded proteins ranging in size from 15 to 30 kD referred to as the small HSPs (sHSPs). Though diverse in size and primary structure, the sHSPs can be identified based on their similar hydropathy profiles and homology to the acrystallin proteins of the eye lens (Lindquist and Craig 1988).
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Osteryoung, K.W., Pipes, B., Wehmeyer, N., Vierling, E. (1994). Studies of a Chloroplast-Localized Small Heat Shock Protein in Arabidopsis . In: Cherry, J.H. (eds) Biochemical and Cellular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Plants. NATO ASI Series, vol 86. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79133-8_5
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