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  • Title: A leucine-rich repeat protein of carrot that exhibits antifreeze activity.
    Author: Meyer K, Keil M, Naldrett MJ.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 1999 Mar 26; 447(2-3):171-8. PubMed ID: 10214940.
    Abstract:
    A gene encoding an antifreeze protein (AFP) was isolated from carrot (Daucus carota) using sequence information derived from the purified protein. The carrot AFP is highly similar to the polygalacturonase inhibitor protein (PGIP) family of apoplastic plant leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins. Expression of the AFP gene is rapidly induced by low temperatures. Furthermore, expression of the AFP gene in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants leads to an accumulation of antifreeze activity. Our findings suggest that a new type of plant antifreeze protein has recently evolved from PGIPs.
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