Helical antifreeze proteins have independently evolved in fishes on four occasions.
Alanine-rich α-helical (type I) antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are produced by a variety of fish species from three different orders to protect against freezing in icy seawater. Interspersed amongst and within these orders are fishes making AFPs that are completely different in both sequence and structu...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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