Structure, function and evolution of antifreeze proteins |
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| Authors: | K. V. Ewart Q. Lin C. L. Hew |
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| Affiliation: | (1) NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences, 1411 Oxford St., Halifax (Nova Scotia B3H 3Z1, Canada), e-mail: vanya.ewart@nrc.ca, CA;(2) Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children and Departments of Clinical Biochemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto (Ontario M5G 1L5, Canada), Fax +1 416 978 8802, e-mail: choy.hew@utoronto.ca, CA |
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| Abstract: | Antifreeze proteins bind to ice crystals and modify their growth. These proteins show great diversity in structure, and they have been found in a variety of organisms. The ice-binding mechanisms of antifreeze proteins are not completely understood. Recent findings on the evolution of antifreeze proteins and on their structures and mechanisms of action have provided new understanding of these proteins in different contexts. The purpose of this review is to present the developments in contrasting research areas and unite them in order to gain further insight into the structure and function of the antifreeze proteins. Received 2 September 1998; received after revision 21 October 1998; accepted 2 November 1998 |
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| Keywords: | . Antifreeze ice protein structure protein function evolution cell membranes. |
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