In Escherichia coli, the cytoplasmic heat shock response is facilitated by ?32 (RpoH), which at high temperatures

a. binds to DnaK and degrades proteases.
b. binds to unfolded proteins, acting as a chaperone.
c. evades protease degradation and functions to induce heat shock gene expression.
d. remains unbound and acts as a negative regulator to synthesize DnaK.


Answer: C

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