HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN


Meaning of HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1978

: any of a group of proteins that are produced especially in cells subjected to stressful conditions (as high temperature), that serve to ensure proper protein folding, and that are held to comprise a class of molecular chaperones

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.