Molecular mechanisms of tolerance in tardigrades: new perspectives for preservation and stabilization of biological material

RO Schill, B Mali, T Dandekar, M Schnölzer… - Biotechnology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Certain organisms found across a range of taxa, including bacteria, yeasts, plants and many
invertebrates such as nematodes and tardigrades are able to survive almost complete loss …

Discovering genes associated with dormancy in the monogonont rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

NY Denekamp, MAS Thorne, MS Clark, M Kube… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
Background Microscopic monogonont rotifers, including the euryhaline species Brachionus
plicatilis, are typically found in water bodies where environmental factors restrict population …

Characterization of a group 1 late embryogenesis abundant protein in encysted embryos of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana

MA Sharon, A Kozarova, JS Clegg… - … and Cell Biology, 2009 - cdnsciencepub.com
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are hydrophilic molecules that are believed to
function in desiccation and low-temperature tolerance in some plants and plant propagules …

Sequence and structural analysis of artemin based on ferritin: a comparative study

B Rasti, SS Shahangian, RH Sajedi, M Taghdir… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
Artemia cysts can tolerate extreme environments, partly due to a heat-stable protein called
artemin. According to previous studies, artemin shares structural similarity with ferritins …

Activation of an AMP-activated protein kinase is involved in post-diapause development of Artemia franciscana encysted embryos

XJ Zhu, JQ Dai, X Tan, Y Zhao, WJ Yang - BMC Developmental Biology, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Cysts of Artemia can remain in a dormant state for long periods with a
very low metabolic rate, and only resume their development with the approach of favorable …

Embryonic development and occurrence of p26 and artemin-like protein in the cryptobiotic cysts of freshwater fairy shrimp, Streptocephalus dichotomus Baird

N Munuswamy, S Sathyanarayanan, A Priyadarshini - Current Science, 2009 - JSTOR
Embryonic development as well as stress resistance exhibited by the encysted embryo of
the fairy shrimp, Streptocephalus dichotomus were studied. Embryonic development took …

[PDF][PDF] The intron 2 of p26 gene: a novel genetic marker for discriminating the two most commercially important Artemia franciscana subspecies

S Maniatsi, AD Baxevanis… - J. Biol. Res.(Thessalon …, 2009 - ikee.lib.auth.gr
Artemia franciscana is considered as a “superspecies”, since its populations exhibit the
highest level of phenotypic plasticity among Artemia species, display high inter-population …