Chaperone (protein) - Nomenclature and Examples of Bacterial and Archeal Chaperones

Nomenclature and Examples of Bacterial and Archeal Chaperones

There are many different families of chaperones; each family acts to aid protein folding in a different way. In bacteria like E. coli, many of these proteins are highly expressed under conditions of high stress, for example, when the bacterium is placed in high temperatures. For this reason, the term "heat shock protein" has historically been used to name these chaperones. The prefix "Hsp" designates that the protein is a heat shock protein.