TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of plant heat-shock proteins and molecular chaperones in the abiotic stress response
AU - Wang, Wangxia
AU - Vinocur, Basia
AU - Shoseyov, Oded
AU - Altman, Arie
N1 - Funding Information:
Our work was supported by the European Union (grant no. QLRT-2001–00841 ‘ROST’) and by the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust.
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - Abiotic stresses usually cause protein dysfunction. Maintaining proteins in their functional conformations and preventing the aggregation of non-native proteins are particularly important for cell survival under stress. Heat-shock proteins (Hsps)/chaperones are responsible for protein folding, assembly, translocation and degradation in many normal cellular processes, stabilize proteins and membranes, and can assist in protein refolding under stress conditions. They can play a crucial role in protecting plants against stress by re-establishing normal protein conformation and thus cellular homeostasis. Here, we summarize the significance of Hsps and chaperones in abiotic stress responses in plants, and discuss the co-operation among their different classes and their interactions with other stress-induced components.
AB - Abiotic stresses usually cause protein dysfunction. Maintaining proteins in their functional conformations and preventing the aggregation of non-native proteins are particularly important for cell survival under stress. Heat-shock proteins (Hsps)/chaperones are responsible for protein folding, assembly, translocation and degradation in many normal cellular processes, stabilize proteins and membranes, and can assist in protein refolding under stress conditions. They can play a crucial role in protecting plants against stress by re-establishing normal protein conformation and thus cellular homeostasis. Here, we summarize the significance of Hsps and chaperones in abiotic stress responses in plants, and discuss the co-operation among their different classes and their interactions with other stress-induced components.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.03.006
DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.03.006
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C2 - 15130550
AN - SCOPUS:2442445139
SN - 1360-1385
VL - 9
SP - 244
EP - 252
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
IS - 5
ER -