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When cells, tissues, or whole organisms are subjected to grossly elevated temperatures or heat shock (hs), they respond transiently by synthesizing a number of new proteins, the prevalent heat shock proteins (hsps). Hsps are operationally defined as those proteins whose synthesis is immediately and dramatically induced at high temperatures. The induction of hsp synthesis is the major feature of the hs response; other aspects of the reprogramming of cellular activities are less well understood (for recent reviews see Burdon, 1986; Lindquist, 1986; Nagao et al., 1986; Schlesinger, 1986; Schöffl et al., 1986). Some of the general characteristics relevant to plants are briefly summarized here.
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Schöffl, F., Baumann, G., Raschke, E. (1988). The Expression of Heat Shock Genes — A Model for Environmental Stress Response. In: Verma, D.P.S., Goldberg, R.B. (eds) Temporal and Spatial Regulation of Plant Genes. Plant Gene Research. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6950-6_14
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