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单词 heat shock protein
释义

heat shock protein

noun

variants or heat-shock protein
ˈhēt-ˌshäk- How to pronounce heat shock protein (audio)
plural heat shock proteins or heat-shock proteins
: any of a group of molecular chaperones (see chaperone entry 1 sense 3) that are produced especially in cells subjected to stressful conditions (such as high temperature) and that serve to stabilize proteins and ensure proper assembly and folding of proteins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Diminished expression of heat-shock protein genes in humans could raise the risk of illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease, in which the misfolding of proteins is implicated, the researchers report in their paper. Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

heat shock protein

noun

variants or heat-shock protein
: any of a group of molecular chaperones that are produced especially in cells subjected to stressful conditions (such as high temperature or changes in pH) and that serve to stabilize proteins and ensure proper assembly and folding of proteins
Normally, heat-shock proteins protect other proteins inside a cell from being damaged by extreme heat or other stress. Nathan Seppa, Science News
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