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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Exposure to microwave radiation enhances the aggregation of bovine serum albumin in vitro in a time- and temperature-dependent manner. Microwave radiation also promotes amyloid fibril formation by bovine insulin at 60 degrees C. These alterations in protein conformation are not accompanied by measurable temperature changes, consistent with estimates from field modelling of the specific absorbed radiation (15-20 mW kg(-1)). Limited denaturation of cellular proteins could explain our previous observation that modest heat-shock responses are induced by microwave exposure in Caenorhabditis elegans. We also show that heat-shock responses both to heat and microwaves are suppressed after RNA interference ablating heat-shock factor function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
543
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Microwave radiation can alter protein conformation without bulk heating.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK. david.depomerai@nottingham.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't