Direct Visualization of Spruce Budworm Antifreeze Protein Interacting with Ice Crystals: Basal Plane Affinity Confers Hyperactivity

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) protect certain organisms from freezing by adhering to ice crystals, thereby preventing their growth. All AFPs depress the nonequilibrium freezing temperature below the melting point; however AFPs from overwintering insects, such as the spruce budworm (sbw) are 10–100 time...

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Main Authors: Pertaya, Natalya, Marshall, Christopher B., Celik, Yeliz, Davies, Peter L., Braslavsky, Ido
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Biophysical Society 2008
Subjects:
Proteins
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2426666/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18339740
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.107.125328
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