An Ice-Binding Protein from an Antarctic Ascomycete Is Fine-Tuned to Bind to Specific Water Molecules Located in the Ice Prism Planes
Many microbes that survive in cold environments are known to secrete ice-binding proteins (IBPs). The structure–function relationship of these proteins remains unclear. A microbial IBP denoted <i>Anp</i>IBP was recently isolated from a cold-adapted fungus, <i>Antarctomyces psychrot...
Main Authors: | Akari Yamauchi, Tatsuya Arai, Hidemasa Kondo, Yuji C. Sasaki, Sakae Tsuda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/5/759 |
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