title: How cells respond to stress.
abstract: During emergencies, cells produce stress proteins that repair damage. Inquiry into how they work offers promise for coping with infection, autoimmune disease and even cancer.
authors.affiliation: Lung Biology Center, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D018835:Chaperonin 10; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D015870:Gene Expression; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D009369:Neoplasms; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018835:Chaperonin 10; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate