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Origin of an antifreeze protein gene in response to Cenozoic climate change

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) inhibit ice growth within fish and protect them from freezing in icy seawater. Alanine-rich, alpha-helical AFPs (type I) have independently (convergently) evolved in four branches of fishes, one of which is a subsection of the righteye flounders. The origin of this gene fa...

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Autores principales: Graham, Laurie A., Gauthier, Sherry Y., Davies, Peter L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35595816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12446-4

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