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The hsp60B gene of Drosophila melanogaster is essential for the spermatid individualization process.
Cell stress & chaperones - 1 Jan 2001
Timakov B, Zhang P
Abstract excerpt
The 60-kDa heat shock protein family (Hsp60) is found in prokaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. The Hsp60 proteins promote proper protein folding by preventing aggregation. In Drosophila melanogaster, the hsp60 gene is essential for a variety of developmental processes, beginning at early embryogenesis. In this study we show that an additional member of the Drosophila hsp60 gene family, hsp60B, is essential...
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