What does HS stand for?

Heat Shock (cells)

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

Other Resources:

<< Previous	Abbreviation Database Surfer		Next >>
Headphones Stereo (Sony Walkman) Headquarters and Service Headset Headshot (gaming) Health and Safety Health Services Technician Heart Sense (game; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA) Heart Sounds Heat Sensor Heat Shield		Heat Sink (electronics) Heat Source Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) Heel Strike (ergonomics) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (US Navy aviation unit designation used from 1951 to present) Helioseismology HelpServ (IRC) Helter Skelter (Beatles song) Hemorrhagic Septicemia (pasteurellosis) Henschel (aircraft; Henschel Flugwerke AG; Germany)

Samples in periodicals archive:

This compound is in a new class of drugs, called heat shock protein inhibitors.

Novel therapeutic target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma identified

Researchers at Liverpool University have shown that men whose tumours contain a compound called heat shock protein-27 are almost twice as likely to be killed by the disease.

Foolproof prostate cancer test on the way

But cells have a damage-limiting mechanism called the heat shock response to combat these and other stresses.

Stress may help keep cells young: aging-related protein SIRT1 aids ...

The team searched for proteins that bind to and potentially control IP6K2 and found a heat shock protein, called HSP90.

New Cancer Drug May Be On The Way

by heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), with neuroprotective effects depending on BAG1/Hsp70 interaction.

Function of the multifunctional protein BAG1 in SCA3 pathology

Researchers have to take into consideration increased heat resistance caused by heat shock when designing thermal processes to ensure product safety.

Environmental stresses have an impact on bacteria

In this study, the effects of elevated temperature or heat shock on the induction of metamorphosis in the tropical marine gastropod, Strombus gigas, are examined.

Heat shock induced metamorphosis of the queen conch, Strombus gigas: ...

Early steps in this transition are complex, with at least 2 signaling pathways identified: 1 stops yeast growth and another, with a heat shock protein 70-type profile, initiates the assembly of proteins necessary for mycelial growth.

Pathogenic Fungi--Structural Biology and Taxonomy