IBP LEUSY

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The beta sheet roll motif lines up the amino acid chain such that each turn interacts with a unit cell of the water ice crystal

Leucosporidium sp.(Arctic yeast)

Leucosporidium is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. This species has been isolated predominantly from cold environments and are regarded as psychrotolerant

Structural highlights

Ice-binding site

References

Structural Basis for Antifreeze Activity of Ice-binding Protein from Arctic Yeast Lee, Jun Hyuck et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 287, Issue 14, 11460 - 11468

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