A possible role of molecular chaperones in cold adaptation.
A brief history of molecular chaperones is presented in relation to low temperature stresses across a range of species. The recent knowledge of participation of chaperones in cold adaptive mechanisms is reviewed. Possible applications of molecular chaperones and directions of future investigations are discussed.
Relina
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Department of Biochemistry of Cold Adaptation, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine. vvr@ticom.kharkov.ua
Gulevsky
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D000064:Acclimatization; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta / Q000502:physiology; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000502:physiology*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D015003:Yeasts / Q000502:physiology
D018832:Molecular Chaperones