| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Heat shock | Heat shock proteins are a part of the cell's internal repair mechanism. They are also called stress-proteins. They respond to heat, cold and oxygen deprivation by activating several cascade pathways. (references) | ||
| Heat shock protein | A heat shock protein (HSP) is a group of proteins which increase their expression when the cells which contain them are exposed to elevated temperatures. This increase in expression is transcriptionally regulated. This dramatic upregulation of the heat shock proteins is a key part of the heat shock response. Production of high levels of heat shock proteins can also be triggered by exposure to different kinds of environmental stress conditions, such as infection, inflammation, exposure of the cell to toxins (ethanol, arsenic, trace metals and ultraviolet light, among many others), starvation, hypoxia (oxygen deprivation), nitrogen deficiency (in plants), or water deprivation. Consequently, the heat shock proteins are also referred to as stress proteins and their upregulation is sometimes described more generally as part of the stress response. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Heat shock | Meteorology & Standards | A test to determine the stability of a material by exposing it to an extremely high temperature for a short period of time. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Heat shock genes | Geology | A set of genes present in most animals which are transcribed suddenly, quickly, and with coordination when the animal is exposed to certain types of stress such as a sudden temperature increase. (references) | |
| Heat shock response element (HSE) | Geology | The nucleotide sequence, CNNGAANNTCCNG, which is in the promoter region of the heat shock genes. When the animal is exposed to certain types of stress such as a sudden rise in temperature, the first thing that happens to activate these genes is the binding of the HSE by a transcriptional enhancer protein. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: HEAT SHOCK | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Heat shock protein 47 | 37 | Heat shock | 4 | |
| Heat shock protein | 20 | Heat Shock Factor | 2 | |
| Repression of heat shock gene expression (ROSE) element | 8 | Heat shock protein | 20 | |
| Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) internal ribosome entry site (IRES) | 5 | Heat shock protein 47 | 37 | |
| Heat shock | 4 | Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) internal ribosome entry site (IRES) | 5 | |
| Heat Shock Factor | 2 | Repression of heat shock gene expression (ROSE) element | 8 | |
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