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Serum heat shock protein 47 levels are elevated in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Little is known about the pathophysiology of acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), a collagen-specific molecular chaperone, is essential for biosynthesi...
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Increased expression of co-chaperone HOP with HSP90 and HSC70 and complex formation in human colonic carcinoma
Co-chaperone HOP (also called stress-inducible protein 1) is a co-chaperone that interacts with the cytosolic 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) and 90-kDa heat shock protein (HSP90) families using different te...
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Guidelines for the nomenclature of the human heat shock proteins
The expanding number of members in the various human heat shock protein (HSP) families and the inconsistencies in their nomenclature have often led to confusion. Here, we propose new guidelines for the nomencl...