Ice-binding proteins: a remarkable diversity of structures for stopping and starting ice growth

PL Davies - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2014 - cell.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) were discovered in marine fishes that need protection from
freezing. These ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are widespread across biological kingdoms, and …

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 …

The properties, biotechnologies, and applications of antifreeze proteins

H Xiang, X Yang, L Ke, Y Hu - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
By natural selection, organisms evolve different solutions to cope with extremely cold
weather. The emergence of an antifreeze protein gene is one of the most momentous …

Ice-nucleating and antifreeze proteins recognize ice through a diversity of anchored clathrate and ice-like motifs

A Hudait, N Odendahl, Y Qiu, F Paesani… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cold-adapted organisms produce antifreeze and ice-nucleating proteins to prevent and
promote ice formation. The crystal structure of hyperactive bacterial antifreeze protein (AFP) …

Animal ice-binding (antifreeze) proteins and glycolipids: an overview with emphasis on physiological function

JG Duman - The Journal of experimental biology, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) assist in subzero tolerance of multiple cold-tolerant organisms:
animals, plants, fungi, bacteria etc. IBPs include:(1) antifreeze proteins (AFPs) with high …

The Grand Challenges of Organ Banking: Proceedings from the first global summit on complex tissue cryopreservation

JK Lewis, JC Bischof, I Braslavsky, KGM Brockbank… - Cryobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The first Organ Banking Summit was convened from Feb. 27-March 1, 2015 in Palo
Alto, CA, with events at Stanford University, NASA Research Park, and Lawrence Berkeley …

Antifreeze protein from freeze-tolerant grass has a beta-roll fold with an irregularly structured ice-binding site

AJ Middleton, CB Marshall, F Faucher… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The grass Lolium perenne produces an ice-binding protein (LpIBP) that helps this perennial
tolerate freezing by inhibiting the recrystallization of ice. Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are also …

Superheating of ice crystals in antifreeze protein solutions

Y Celik, LA Graham, YF Mok, M Bar… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
It has been argued that for antifreeze proteins (AFPs) to stop ice crystal growth, they must
irreversibly bind to the ice surface. Surface-adsorbed AFPs should also prevent ice from …

New insights into ice growth and melting modifications by antifreeze proteins

M Bar-Dolev, Y Celik, JS Wettlaufer… - Journal of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) evolved in many organisms, allowing them to survive in cold
climates by controlling ice crystal growth. The specific interactions of AFPs with ice …