Hsp27, αB-crystallin and HSP22 are ubiquitous small heat shock proteins (sHsp) whose
expression is induced in response to a wide variety of unfavorable physiological and …

Molecular chaperones are ubiquitous and abundant within cellular environments,
functioning as a defense mechanism against outer environment. The range of molecular …

The sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of striated muscle and is a highly ordered protein
complex with the actin and myosin filaments at its core. Assembling the sarcomere …

In myocytes, small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are preferentially translocated under stress
to the sarcomeres. The functional implications of this translocation are poorly understood …

Meat tenderness represents a complex assembly of different cellular pathways. As a
consequence, genomics studies have revealed many different proteins considered as …

Cells have evolved multiple and sophisticated stress response mechanisms aiming to
prevent macromolecular (including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) damage and to …

The assembly and maintenance of the cardiac sarcomere, which contains the basic
contractile components of actin and myosin, are essential for cardiac function. While often …

All organisms and cells respond to various stress conditions such as environmental,
metabolic, or pathophysiological stress by generally upregulating, among others, the …

Steaks of 74 animals from 3 young bull breeds (Aberdeen Angus, Limousin and Blond
d'Aquitaine) were cooked at two end-point cooking temperatures (55 and 74° C) and …

HSPB5 or alpha B-crystallin (CRYAB), originally identified as lens protein, is one of the most
widespread and represented of the human small heat shock proteins (sHSPs). It is greatly …