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Protein interaction with ice

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Water is essential to all living cells. It serves as a medium for biological reactions, solute transport and interaction, and regulation of intracellular pH. It is also one of the reactants in many biochemical reactions, and contributes to the stabilization of various macromolecular structures. Any significant deviation on the accessibility of water due to dehydration, dessication and the alteration of its physical state from aqueous phase to ice crystal will pose a severe threat to the normal function and survival of organisms [1]. For many organisms, it is both desirable and important to have the ability to counteract or minimize these threats. The production of specific protein molecules to prevent the loss of water or to inhibit extracellular ice crystal growth are the better known examples.

Many organisms have evolved novel mechanisms to minimize freezing injury due to extracellular ice formation. This article reviews our present knowledge on the structure and mode of action of two types of proteins capable of ice interaction. The antifreeze proteins inhibit ice crystal formation and alter ice growth habits. The ice nucleation proteins, on the other hand, provide a proper template to stimulate ice growth. The potential applications of these proteins in different industries are discussed.

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Abbreviations

INA:

ice nucleation activators

INP:

ice nucleation proteins

AFP:

antifreeze proteins or polypeptides

AFGP:

antifreeze glycoproteins

f :

cumulative ice nucleation frequency

z :

number of cells

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Hew, C.L., Yang, D.S.C. (1993). Protein interaction with ice. In: EJB Reviews. EJB Reviews, vol 1992. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78046-2_3

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