Ice-binding proteins and their function

M Bar Dolev, I Braslavsky… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are a diverse class of proteins that assist organism survival in the
presence of ice in cold climates. They have different origins in many organisms, including …

Marine antifreeze proteins: structure, function, and application to cryopreservation as a potential cryoprotectant

HJ Kim, JH Lee, YB Hur, CW Lee, SH Park, BW Koo - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are biological antifreezes with unique properties, including
thermal hysteresis (TH), ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), and interaction with membranes …

AlphaFold2 models indicate that protein sequence determines both structure and dynamics

HB Guo, A Perminov, S Bekele, G Kedziora… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract AlphaFold 2 (AF2) has placed Molecular Biology in a new era where we can
visualize, analyze and interpret the structures and functions of all proteins solely from their …

Blocking rapid ice crystal growth through nonbasal plane adsorption of antifreeze proteins

LLC Olijve, K Meister, AL DeVries… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are a unique class of proteins that bind to growing ice crystal
surfaces and arrest further ice growth. AFPs have gained a large interest for their use in …

Antifreeze proteins: an unusual receptor–ligand interaction

Z Jia, PL Davies - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2002 - cell.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) help organisms to survive below 0° C by inhibiting ice growth.
Although AFPs are structurally diverse, they typically present a large proportion of their …

Anti freeze proteins (Afp): Properties, sources and applications–A review

A Baskaran, M Kaari, G Venugopal, R Manikkam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme cold marine and freshwater temperatures (below 4° C) induce massive
deterioration to the cell membranes of organisms resulting in the formation of ice crystals …

The basis for hyperactivity of antifreeze proteins

AJ Scotter, CB Marshall, LA Graham, JA Gilbert… - Cryobiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) bind to the surface of ice crystals and lower the non-equilibrium
freezing temperature of the icy solution below its melting point. We have recently reported …

Observation of ice-like water layers at an aqueous protein surface

K Meister, S Strazdaite, AL DeVries… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
We study the properties of water at the surface of an antifreeze protein with femtosecond
surface sum frequency generation spectroscopy. We find clear evidence for the presence of …

Crystal growth with macromolecular additives

AG Shtukenberg, MD Ward, B Kahr - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Interactions of macromolecules with growing crystalline surfaces play an important role in
biomineralization, determine survival of some organisms at low temperatures, and offer a …

Properties, potentials, and prospects of antifreeze proteins

S Venketesh, C Dayananda - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are a group of proteins that protect organisms from deep freezing
temperatures and are expressed in vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, and fungi …