Abstract:
Heat shock proteins (Hsps),are a tiny number of highly conserved protein synthesized in cultured cells or in the whole organisms when they are exposed to higher temperatures.This kind of proteins have been observed in every organism from prokaryote to eukaryote.The recent advances about Hsps and the traits and biological function of the major Hsps family was shortly reviewed.The biological function of the major Hsps family focused on molecular chaperones function,inducing body thermo tolerance,maintaining stability state of cells.It also discussed aging and evolutional importance,biomarker and therapeutic application of Hsps.