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Polyproline type II helical antifreeze proteins are widespread in Collembola and likely originated over 400 million years ago in the Ordovician Period

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) bind to ice crystals to prevent organisms from freezing. A diversity of AFP folds has been found in fish and insects, including alpha helices, globular proteins, and several different beta solenoids. But the variety of AFPs in flightless arthropods, like Collembola, has no...

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Autores principales: Scholl, Connor L., Holmstrup, Martin, Graham, Laurie A., Davies, Peter L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10235112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37264058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35983-y