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  • Title: Identification of an antifreeze lipoprotein from Moraxella sp. of Antarctic origin.
    Author: Yamashita Y, Nakamura N, Omiya K, Nishikawa J, Kawahara H, Obata H.
    Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem; 2002 Feb; 66(2):239-47. PubMed ID: 11999394.
    Abstract:
    We found six bacteria capable of producing antifreeze protein (AFP) from Ross Island, Antarctica. Among these AFP-producing bacteria, strain No. 82 had the highest antifreeze activity and was identified as Moraxella sp. The optimum temperature and pH for the production of AFP were 5 degrees C and 7.0, respectively. After partially purifying the AFP from the culture supernatant using 60% saturation of ammonium sulfate, only the 52-kDa protein band (100 microg/ml) which eluted from SDS-PAGE indicated antifreeze activity by the formation of hexagonal crystals. Furthermore, we confirmed that this AFP was a lipoprotein by the lipid stain test and treatment with some enzymes and that it had no ice-nucleating activity. Also, the N-terminal amino acid sequence of this AFP had high similarity with that of outer membrane proteins from Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis. This is the first report of AFP-producing bacteria in Antarctica and an antifreeze lipoprotein (AFLP) from Moraxella sp.
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