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Lateral transfer of a lectin-like antifreeze protein gene in fishes
Graham, L. A., S. C. Lougheed, K. V. Ewart, and P. L. Davies. 2008. "Lateral transfer of a lectin-like antifreeze protein gene in fishes." PloS one 3(7): 2616. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002616Fishes living in icy seawater are usually protected from freezing by endogenous antifreeze proteins (AFPs) that bind to ice crystals and stop them from growing. The scattered distribution of five highly diverse AFP types ...