Heat shock proteins

Parent categories	4. Lifestyles 4.3. Coping with stress
Neighbouring categories	4.3.1. General stress proteins (controlled by SigB) 4.3.2. Cell envelope stress proteins (controlled by SigM, V, W, X, Y) 4.3.3. Acid stress proteins (controlled by SigO-RsoA) 4.3.4. Heat shock proteins 4.3.5. Cold stress proteins 4.3.6. Coping with hyper-osmotic stress 4.3.7. Coping with hypo-osmotic stress 4.3.8. Resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress 4.3.9. Resistance against other toxic compounds (nitric oxide, phenolic acids, flavonoids, oxalate) 4.3.10. Resistance against toxic metals 4.3.11. Resistance against toxins/ antibiotics 4.3.12. Biosynthesis of antibacterial compounds 4.3.13. Toxins, antitoxins and immunity against toxins
Related categories	none
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

• bcrC
• clpC
• clpE
• clpP
• cssR
• cssS
• ctsR
• disA
• dnaJ
• dnaK
• ftsH
• groEL
• groES
• grpE
• hrcA
• htpG
• htrA
• htrB
• mcsA
• mcsB
• mreBH
• radA
• rsgI
• sigI
• yqeT
• yqeU
• yqeV

Key reviews

Wolfgang Schumann
The Bacillus subtilis heat shock stimulon.
Cell Stress Chaperones: 2003, 8(3);207-17
[PubMed:14984053] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M Hecker, U Völker
General stress response of Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria.
Adv Microb Physiol: 2001, 44;35-91
[PubMed:11407115] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)