Tardigrade small heat shock proteins can limit desiccation-induced protein aggregation

Jonathan D. Hibshman; Serena Carra; Bob Goldstein

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04512-y

Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

Tardigrade small heat shock proteins can limit desiccation-induced protein aggregation

Jonathan D. Hibshman,
Serena Carra,
Bob Goldstein

Affiliations

Jonathan D. Hibshman: Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Serena Carra: Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Bob Goldstein: Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04512-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Small heat shock proteins from the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris are shown to provide a mechanism of stress resistance that can support not just heat tolerance but desiccation tolerance as well.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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