Nuclear localisation of a fish-derived ice-binding protein and related transcriptional changes in Caenorhabditis elegans
Saki Nakamura, Kazuki Ozawa, Kotaro Ozaki, Yoichi Shinkai, Masahiro Kuramochi · 2026
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Saki Nakamura and co-authors study a fish antifreeze protein inside a tiny worm in a 2026 paper. Ice-binding proteins let cold-water fish survive by latching onto ice crystals and halting their growth. A fish version placed in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans raised its tolerance for cold and freezing.
The team tracked where the protein goes inside worm cells and which genes change when it is present. To their surprise, the protein gathered in the cell nucleus, the control center, not just in body fluids. Gene shifts there hint at extra protective roles beyond stopping ice. The work widens what these proteins might do for cells under stress.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Saki Nakamura, Kazuki Ozawa, Kotaro Ozaki, Yoichi Shinkai, Masahiro Kuramochi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |