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. 1982 Jun;45(6):953–963. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1982.148

Hyperthermia and the heat-shock proteins of HeLa cells.

R H Burdon, A Slater, M McMahon, A C Cato
PMCID: PMC2011047  PMID: 6896456

Abstract

When HeLa cells are subject to hyperthermia, the synthesis of specific heat-shock proteins (HSP) is induced under a variety of thermal conditions. HSP synthesis does not occur at temperatures above 43 degrees C but requires return to a culture temperature of 37 degrees C. Maximal induction appears to be achieved if a brief hyperthermia treatment (10 min, 45 degrees -46 degrees C) is followed by 2 h "development" at 37 degrees C. The induction process requires transcription but not DNA replication, and general cell metabolism is probably also required, as induction does not occur if the heat-treated cells are returned to 4 degrees (rather than 37 degrees C) for development. A small proportion of the HSPs of 72-74 Kd are found in nuclei, but do not appear to bind to DNA. The bulk of these proteins, as well as those at 100 Kd, are cytoplasmic, but none are preferentially associated with mitochondria. Increased synthesis of the 100Kd and 72-74 Kd HSPs was also triggered by pretreatment of the cells with 5 x 10(-5) M sodium arsenite.

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