Lateral transfer of a lectin-like antifreeze protein gene in fishes.

Fishes living in icy seawater are usually protected from freezing by endogenous antifreeze proteins (AFPs) that bind to ice crystals and stop them from growing. The scattered distribution of five highly diverse AFP types across phylogenetically disparate fish species is puzzling. The appearance of r...

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Auteurs principaux: Laurie A Graham, Stephen C Lougheed, K Vanya Ewart, Peter L Davies
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/379d603b8fd248eeada24e060d7ef4bb
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