Small heat shock proteins and adaptation to hypertermia in various Drosophila species

V. I. Shilova, D. G. Garbuz, M. B. Evgen'ev, O. G. Zatsepina

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Abstract

Expression level and kinetics of accumulation of small heat shock proteins (21-27 kDa group) have been investigated in three Drosophila species differing significantly by temperature niche and thermosensitivity. It was shown that low-latitude thermotolerant species D. virilis exceeds the high-latitude thermosensitive closely-related species D. lummei as well as distant thermosensitive species D. melanogaster in terms of small heat shock proteins expression and accumulation after temperature elevation. The data obtained enable to postulate an important role of small heat shock proteins in organism basal thermotolerance and general adaptation to adverse conditions of environment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)271-276
Number of pages6
JournalMolekulyarnaya Biologiya
Volume40
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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