Trehalose is a disaccharide of glucose that is found at high concentrations in a wide variety
of organisms that naturally survive drying in nature. Many years ago we reported that this …

Oviparously developing embryos of the crustacean Artemia franciscana encyst and enter
diapause, exhibiting a level of stress tolerance seldom seen in metazoans. The …

Heat shock proteins are induced under stress conditions and they act as molecular
chaperones to refold denatured polypeptides. Stress resistances including thermotolerance …

Encysted embryos (cysts) of the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana, are arguably the most
stress-resistant of all animal life-history stages. One of their many adaptations is the ability to …

Diapause-destined embryos of the crustacean Artemia franciscana cease development as
gastrulae, encyst, and enter a resting stage characterized by greatly reduced metabolic …

Diapause-destined embryos of the crustacean Artemia franciscana arrest as gastrulae,
acquire extreme stress tolerance, and enter profound metabolic dormancy. Among genes …

The protein p26 is a small heat shock protein that functions as a molecular chaperone to
protect embryos by preventing irreversible protein damage during embryonic development …

Great Salt Lake (GSL) is home to halophiles, salt-tolerant Bacteria and Archaea, which live
at 2-5M NaCl. In addition to salt tolerance, GSL halophiles exhibit resistance to both …

Microbes, particularly Archaea, are well-known for their superb adaptation to extreme
environments. However, amazing adaptations to extreme stresses do not only occur in …

A cDNA encoding a small heat shock protein of Trichinella spiralis, Ts-sHsp, was cloned and
expressed and is herein characterized. This cDNA encoded a predicted protein of 165 …