Why don't heat shock proteins denature?

Subject: Why don't heat shock proteins denature?

Date: Mon May 5 10:34:52 1997
Posted by Amanda Goebel
Grade level: undergrad
School: Boston University
City: Boston State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 862846492.Bc

Message:

I am doing a research paper about heat shock proteins, and I can't seem to find out why it is that they don't denature at temperatures that will cause other proteins to denature? Is there some structural feature that allows this?

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