“…In a disrupted cellular environment, molecular chaperones such as HSPs are necessary for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis (Fink, '99; Bukau et al, 2006). In spite of many investigations of molecular chaperones in marine shellfishes (Clegg et al, '98; Tomanek and Somero, '99, 2000, 2002; Buckley et al, 2001; Snyder et al, 2001; Piano et al, 2002; Boutet et al, 2003, 2004; Hamdoun et al, 2003; Tomanek, 2005; Farcy et al, 2007, 2009; González‐Riopedre et al, 2007; Kawabe and Yokoyama, 2009, 2010), the molecular characterization and/or transcriptional/translational regulatory mechanisms of molecular chaperones have not been elucidated. Several reports suggest that the temperature threshold of HSP induction differs with the habitat and/or species (Tomanek and Somero, '99, 2000, 2002; Piano et al, 2002; Tomanek, 2005).…”