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. 2015 Jul 21;109(2):182–193. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.06.027

Table 1.

Species in the heat-shock response model

Species Description
HSF heat shock factor
HSF2 HSF dimer
HSF3 HSF trimer
HSE free heat-shock element (HSE) site on DNA
HSF3:HSE HSF3 bound to HSE
mRNA mRNA of heat-shock protein
HSP free heat-shock protein
HSP:HSF HSP bound to HSF
Prot healthy protein
MFP free misfolded protein
HSP:MFP HSP bound to misfolded protein