From ice-binding proteins to bio-inspired antifreeze materials

IK Voets - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ice-binding proteins (IBP) facilitate survival under extreme conditions in diverse life forms.
IBPs in polar fishes block further growth of internalized environmental ice and inhibit ice …

Marine antifreeze proteins: structure, function, and application to cryopreservation as a potential cryoprotectant

HJ Kim, JH Lee, YB Hur, CW Lee, SH Park, BW Koo - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are biological antifreezes with unique properties, including
thermal hysteresis (TH), ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), and interaction with membranes …

Antifreeze proteins and their practical utilization in industry, medicine, and agriculture

A Eskandari, TC Leow, MBA Rahman, SN Oslan - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are specific proteins, glycopeptides, and peptides made by
different organisms to allow cells to survive in sub-zero conditions. AFPs function by …

Anti freeze proteins (Afp): Properties, sources and applications–A review

A Baskaran, M Kaari, G Venugopal, R Manikkam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme cold marine and freshwater temperatures (below 4° C) induce massive
deterioration to the cell membranes of organisms resulting in the formation of ice crystals …

The properties, biotechnologies, and applications of antifreeze proteins

H Xiang, X Yang, L Ke, Y Hu - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
By natural selection, organisms evolve different solutions to cope with extremely cold
weather. The emergence of an antifreeze protein gene is one of the most momentous …

The use of antifreeze proteins in the cryopreservation of gametes and embryos

V Robles, D G. Valcarce, M F. Riesco - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The cryopreservation of gametes and embryos is a technique widely used in reproductive
biology. This technology helps in the reproductive management of domesticated animals …

Antifreeze proteins: Novel applications and navigation towards their clinical application in cryobanking

MD Ekpo, J Xie, Y Hu, X Liu, F Liu, J Xiang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or thermal hysteresis (TH) proteins are biomolecular gifts of
nature to sustain life in extremely cold environments. This family of peptides, glycopeptides …

Molecular factors of ice growth inhibition for hyperactive and globular antifreeze proteins: Insights from molecular dynamics simulation

P Pal, R Aich, S Chakraborty, B Jana - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
The molecular mechanism behind the ice growth inhibition by antifreeze proteins (AFPs) is
yet to be understood completely. Also, what physical parameters differentiate between the …

Melatonin improves the first cleavage of parthenogenetic embryos from vitrified–warmed mouse oocytes potentially by promoting cell cycle progression

B Pan, IH Qazi, S Guo, J Yang, J Qin, T Lv… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Springer
Background This study investigated the effect of melatonin (MT) on cell cycle (G1/S/G2/M) of
parthenogenetic zygotes developed from vitrified-warmed mouse metaphase II (MII) oocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Antifreeze proteins for low-temperature preservation in reproductive medicine: a systematic review over the last three decades

LFL Correia, BRC Alves, RITP Batista, P Mermillod… - Theriogenology, 2021 - Elsevier
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are synthesized by diverse non-mammalian species, allowing
them to survive in severely cold environments. Since the 1990s, the scientific literature …