Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are widespread in every kingdom of life, being indispensable for protein quality control networks. Alongside canonical chaperone functions, sHSPs seem to have been a very plastic scaffold for acquiring multiple related functions across evolution. This review aims to summarize what is known about sHSPs functioning in the Bacteria Kingdom.

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小而强大：细菌 sHSP 的功能观察。


小热休克蛋白（sHSP）广泛存在于生命的各个领域，对于蛋白质质量控​​制网络来说是不可或缺的。除了典型的伴侣功能之外，sHSP 似乎是一个非常可塑的支架，可以在进化过程中获得多种相关功能。本综述旨在总结关于 sHSP 在细菌王国中发挥作用的已知信息。