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.
View. comments. Rihanna's best friend Melissa Forde has landed in hot water after making a racist slur against Chris Brown's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran. Melissa Forde defended her superstar pal from fans of Chris Brown's ex-who is of Asian origin on Twitter. But she has reignited the war of words between the two camps after using the term 'rice cake' to describe Karreuche, who is of Asian origin.