Many chaperones are called heat-shock proteins because they

a. are expressed at higher levels after a heat shock than at normal growth conditions.
b. cause fever in mammals.
c. misfold during a heat shock.
d. denature at high temperatures.


Ans: a. are expressed at higher levels after a heat shock than at normal growth conditions.

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