Cold-Adapted Organisms

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Ecology and Physiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Cold-adapted microorganisms

      1. Microbial life in permanently cold soils

         • A. M. Gounot

         Pages 3-15

      2. Lake ice microbial communities in alpine and antarctic lakes

         • R. Psenner, B. Sattler, A. Wille, C. H. Fritsen, J. C. Priscu, M. Felip et al.

         Pages 17-31

      3. Physiology of cold-adapted microorganisms

         • A. M. Gounot, N. J. Russell

         Pages 33-55

   3. Cold-adapted plants

      1. Ecological aspects of cold-adapted plants with a special emphasis on environmental control of cold hardening and dehardening

         • O. Junttila, R. Robberecht

         Pages 57-77

      2. Plant responses to low temperature: signaling pathways involved in plant acclimation

         • A. Kacperska

         Pages 79-103

      3. Ice nucleation and deep supercooling in plants: new insights using infrared thermography

         • M. Wisniewski, M. Fuller

         Pages 105-118

      4. Modeling sequential responses of plant cells to freezing and thawing

         • M. J. T. Reaney, L. V. Gusta

         Pages 119-135

   4. Cold-adapted animals

      1. Cold adaptations in terrestrial invertebrates

         • L. Sømme

         Pages 137-164

      2. Nival invertebrate animals in the East Alps: a faunistic overview

         • K. Thaler

         Pages 165-179

      3. High alpine streams: cold habitats for insect larvae

         • L. Füreder

         Pages 181-196

      4. Ecophysiological and morphological features of glacier-dwelling Collembola

         • G. Eisenbeis, E. Meyer

         Pages 197-218

      5. Ecological features of antarctic fishes

         • M. Vacchi, E. Pisano, G. La Mesa

         Pages 219-238

      6. Structure and function of hemoglobins from antarctic organisms: the search for correlations with adaptive evolution

         • G. di Prisco, R. D’Avino, M. Tamburrini

         Pages 239-253

3. Enzymology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255

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   2. Cold enzymes: a hot topic

      • C. Gerday, M. Aittaleb, J. L. Arpigny, E. Baise, J. P. Chessa, J. M. François et al.

      Pages 257-275

   3. Psychrophilic enzymes: insights into cold adaptation and catalysis from the first high resolution crystal structures

      • N. Aghajari, R. Haser

      Pages 277-295

   4. Temperature adaptation in enzymes of antarctic fish

      • M. A. Ciardiello, L. Camardella, G. di Prisco

      Pages 297-304

   5. Aspartate aminotransferase from Moraxella TAC125: an unusual psychrophilic enzyme

      • M. L. Tutino, L. Birolo, B. Fontanella, K. Mainolfi, F. Vinci, G. Sannia et al.

      Pages 305-316

Major parts of the oceans and lands of our planet are permanently, or temporarily, exposed to temperatures below 10 C. Microorganisms, plants and animals living under these conditions have adapted to their environments in such a way that metabolic processes, reproduction and survival strategies are optimal for their natural biotopes. This book presents the most recent knowledge of the ecology and the physiology of cold-adapted microorganisms, plants and animals, and explains the mechanisms of cold-adaptation on the enzymatic and molecular level, including results from the first crystal structures of enzymes of cold-adapted organisms.

• Aspartat
• adaptation
• biology
• ecology
• environment
• enzyme
• enzymes
• enzymology
• evolution
• gene expression
• microorganism
• microorganisms
• molecular biology
• physiology
• temperature

• Institute of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

  Rosa Margesin, Franz Schinner

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