Glycine-rich antifreeze proteins from snow fleas

Science. 2005 Oct 21;310(5747):461. doi: 10.1126/science.1115145.

Abstract

We purified antifreeze proteins from winter-active snow fleas, Hypogastrura harveyi. These 6.5- and 15.7-kilodalton thermolabile proteins are glycine-rich (45% of the residues), and the short isoform is composed of the tripeptide repeat Gly-X-X. This makes them very different from other antifreeze proteins, including two from insects, suggesting independent adaptation to freezing environments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Animals
  • Antifreeze Proteins / chemistry*
  • Antifreeze Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Arthropods / chemistry*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Glycine / analysis*
  • Ice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Snow

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Antifreeze Proteins
  • Ice
  • Glycine

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ177322