Stress & Heat Shock Proteins. The highly conserved heat shock proteins (HSPs) are constitutively expressed and function as molecular chaperones which facilitate the synthesis and folding of proteins. They also participate in protein assembly, export, turn-over and regulation.
Melissa Healy. Melissa Healy is a health and science reporter with the Los Angeles Times writing from the Washington, D.C., area. She covers prescription drugs, obesity, nutrition and exercise, and neuroscience, mental health and human behavior.
Melissa Ziegler is the mother of Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler. She is the ex-wife of Kurt Ziegler supposedly because dance got in the way of their marriage. In Season 2, Melissa becomes engaged to her boyfriend Greg Gisoni, but keeps it very quiet, and dodges any questions the other mom shave about the engagement ring on her finger. Melissa works at the front desk of the Abby Lee Dance Company to pay off the cost of dance for her daughters.