title: Thermotolerance and the heat-shock response in Candida albicans.
abstract: At elevated temperatures, yeast cells of Candida albicans synthesized nine heat-shock proteins (HSPs) with apparent molecular masses of 98, 85, 81, 76, 72, 54, 34, 26 and 18 kDa. The optimum temperature for the heat-shock response was 45 degrees C although HSPs were detected throughout the range 41-46 degrees C. Protein synthesis was not observed in cells kept at 48 degrees C. Yeast cells survived exposure to an otherwise lethal temperature of 55 degrees C when they had previously been exposed to 45 degrees C. The thermotolerance induced during incubation at 45 degrees C required protein synthesis, since protection was markedly reduced by trichodermin. Mercury ions induced a set of three stress proteins, one of which corresponded in size to an HSP, and cadmium ions evoked one stress protein seemingly unrelated to the HSPs observed after temperature shift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zeuthen
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D008670:Metals