Re: Where can I find TEM images of heat-shock proteins forming a lattice?

Date: Tue Jan 12 15:08:29 1999
Posted By: Michael Benedik, Faculty Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 916151119.Mi

Message:

Most heat shock proteins have a role in folding other proteins and in protecting them from heat. They are members of a family of such proteins called chaperones.

Here you can find a simple and brief description of them:
http://www.antigenics.com/products/tech/hsp/

There are other proteins involved in survival under stress conditions, such as starvation. You can find a bit more information at this site or in the reference below.
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/kolter.html

Zambrano, M.M. and R. Kolter.  1996.  GASPing for life in stationary phase.  
Cell 86:181-184.

Some of these proteins can form lattices as you suggest. Unfortunately I don't know where to find such a picture.

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