Contents Summary I. Introduction II. Cold stress and physiological responses in plants III.
Sensing of cold signals in plants IV. Messenger molecules involved in cold signal …

Bacteria often encounter temperature fluctuations in their natural habitats and must adapt to
survive. The molecular response of bacteria to sudden temperature upshift or downshift is …

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are central to most if not all cellular processes, dictating the
fate of virtually all RNA molecules in the cell. Starting with pioneering work on ribosomal …

Proteins that bind both DNA and RNA typify the ability of a single gene product to perform
multiple functions. Such DNA-and RNA-binding proteins (DRBPs) have unique functional …

Bacteria have evolved a number of mechanisms for coping with stress and adapting to
changing environmental conditions. Many bacteria produce small cold shock proteins (Csp) …

Many plants, including Arabidopsis, increase in freezing tolerance in response to low,
nonfreezing temperatures, a phenomenon known as cold acclimation. Previous studies …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constitute a heterogeneous group of bacteria that are traditionally
used to produce fermented foods. The industrialization of food bio-transformations increased …

Temperature influences the structural and functional properties of cellular components,
necessitating stress responses to restore homeostasis following temperature shift. Whereas …

Among different environmental stresses, cold stress can significantly affect plant's
physiological activity, biochemical metabolism, growth, development and crop productivity …

Limited available water is the single most important factor that reduces global crop yields,
with far reaching socioeconomic implications. In North America alone, it is estimated that …