Stress proteins

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Definition
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Intracellular proteins whose synthesis is triggered after exposure to stress.

Most of the knowledge about this refers to the so-called heat shock proteins. Heat-shock proteins are produced by cells (from bacteria to mammals) immediately after exposure to toxic temperatures (but also other noxious agents).

Plants also produce stress-induced proteins (animal feed, fungal infestation, heat effects) (stress-inducible plant proteins, see PR-10 proteins below), which can also play a role as allergens as "pathogenesis related proteins - PRPs".

Literature
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  1. Hasday JD et al (2000) Fever and the heat shock response: distinct, partially overlapping processes. Cell Stress Chaperones 5: 471-480

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Heat-shock proteins; Pr-10 proteins;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020