A mechanistic model of COR15 protein function in plant freezing tolerance: Integration of structural and functional characteristics

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages e977722-e977723

  Thalhammer, Anja ^a,b   Hincha, Dirk K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphipathic a helix; Cold acclimation; COR protein; Freezing temperatures; Intrinsically disordered protein; Protein membrane interaction

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; COR15 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME STABILITY; FREEZING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME STABILITY; FREEZING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84922327138     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/15592324.2014.977722     Document Type: Article

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