A re-evaluation of the role of type IV antifreeze protein

Cryobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-296

  Gauthier, Sherry Y ^a   Scotter, Andrew J ^a   Lin, Feng Hsu ^a   Baardsnes, Jason ^a   Fletcher, Garth L ^a,b   Davies, Peter L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Helix bundle; Homology; Ice; Immunoblotting; Lipoprotein; Plasma; Protein evolution

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FISH PROTEIN; ICE; ISOPROTEIN; SEA WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FISH; FREEZING TOLERANCE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LONGHORN SCULPIN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORTHORN SCULPIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TYPE IV AFP GENE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS, TYPE IV; FISHES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEW BRUNSWICK; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN;

MYOXOCEPHALUS; MYOXOCEPHALUS OCTODECEMSPINOSUS; PISCES;

EID: 56449100146     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.10.122     Document Type: Article

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