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 …

From ice-binding proteins to bio-inspired antifreeze materials

IK Voets - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ice-binding proteins (IBP) facilitate survival under extreme conditions in diverse life forms.
IBPs in polar fishes block further growth of internalized environmental ice and inhibit ice …

Ice structures, patterns, and processes: A view across the icefields

T Bartels-Rausch, V Bergeron, JHE Cartwright… - Reviews of Modern …, 2012 - APS
From the frontiers of research on ice dynamics in its broadest sense, this review surveys the
structures of ice, the patterns or morphologies it may assume, and the physical and chemical …

Long range interactions in nanoscale science

RH French, VA Parsegian, R Podgornik, RF Rajter… - Reviews of Modern …, 2010 - APS
Our understanding of the “long range” electrodynamic, electrostatic, and polar interactions
that dominate the organization of small objects at separations beyond an interatomic bond …

Nanoscopy of single antifreeze proteins reveals that reversible ice binding is sufficient for ice recrystallization inhibition but not thermal hysteresis

RP Tas, MMRM Hendrix… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) bind ice to reduce freezing temperatures and arrest ice crystal
ripening, making AFPs essential for the survival of many organisms in ice-laden …

Exopolymer alteration of physical properties of sea ice and implications for ice habitability and biogeochemistry in a warmer Arctic

C Krembs, H Eicken… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The physical properties of Arctic sea ice determine its habitability. Whether ice-dwelling
organisms can change those properties has rarely been addressed. Following discovery …

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 …

Dual function of the hydration layer around an antifreeze protein revealed by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations

DR Nutt, JC Smith - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008 - ACS Publications
Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the mechanism by which
the antifreeze protein from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, binds to ice …

Microfluidic experiments reveal that antifreeze proteins bound to ice crystals suffice to prevent their growth

Y Celik, R Drori, N Pertaya-Braun… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are a subset of ice-binding proteins that control ice crystal growth.
They have potential for the cryopreservation of cells, tissues, and organs, as well as for …

Ice binding proteins: Diverse biological roles and applications in different types of industry

A Białkowska, E Majewska, A Olczak, A Twarda-Clapa - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
More than 80% of Earth's surface is exposed periodically or continuously to temperatures
below 5° C. Organisms that can live in these areas are called psychrophilic or …