The biological function of an insect antifreeze protein simulated by molecular dynamics

The biological function of an insect antifreeze protein simulated by molecular dynamics

Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) protect certain cold-adapted organisms from freezing to death by selectively adsorbing to internal ice crystals and inhibiting ice propagation. The molecular details of AFP adsorption-inhibition is uncertain but is proposed to involve the Gibbs–Thomson effect. Here we show...

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Main Authors: Michael J Kuiper, Craig J Morton, Sneha E Abraham, Angus Gray-Weale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
antifreeze protein
crystallization inhibition
molecular dynamics
ice-binding
thermal hysteresis
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/05142

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