Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
3-8-2010 9:00 AM
End Date
3-8-2010 12:00 PM
Description
Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) freeze during the winter. One might presume that homeostatic processes like protein synthesis and degradation cease during freezing. However, few data are available. In collaboration with Dr. Ken Storey (Carelton University, Canada), we are investigating the primary mode of proteolysis in wood frogs representing different points of the freeze-thaw cycle.
Keywords
Cryobiology; Proteins — Metabolism; Rana sylvatica; Wood frog – Hibernation
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Life Sciences
Language
English
Ubiquitin dependent proteolysis in the frozen Wood Frog
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) freeze during the winter. One might presume that homeostatic processes like protein synthesis and degradation cease during freezing. However, few data are available. In collaboration with Dr. Ken Storey (Carelton University, Canada), we are investigating the primary mode of proteolysis in wood frogs representing different points of the freeze-thaw cycle.
Comments
Poster research sponsored by NSF EPSCoR