English Explanatory Dictionary

heat shock protein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A class of proteins produced when an organism undergoes heat stress or stress, which is then used to bind to heat intolerant proteins to stabilize their structures, and initiate some of the organism's stress responses.

Word forms

heat shock protein heat shock proteins

Synonyms

HSP

Derived words

HSP
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