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Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (한국해양과학기술원)
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Cryobiological Perspectives on the Cold Adaptation of Polar Organisms

극지 생물의 저온적응 기작과 저온 생물학적 응용 연구

  • 강성호 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 주형민 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 박승일 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 정웅식 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 홍성수 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 서기원 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 전미사 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 최한구 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부) ;
  • 김학준 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소 극지응용연구부)
  • Published : 2007.09.30
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Abstract

The survival strategies of polar organisms at permanently or extremely cold temperatures and their application to cryobiology were reviewed here. In addition, ongoing studies on psychrophiles also were described. Psychrophiles are extremophiles that can grow and reproduce in cold temperatures, typically at -10 to $20^{\circ}C$. These organisms developed various mechanisms of adaptation to extremely cold environments. Polar organisms cope with these extreme physicochemical conditions using strategies such as avoidance, protection and partnership with other organisms. Understanding on the strategies adopted by polar organisms may provide insight on the physiological process that cells can go through during freezing. Cryopreservation may be able to take advantage of the findings described above. Currently, genomes of many cold-loving organisms have been sequenced and comparative genomics has revealed, at a molecular level, the characteristics of these organisms. The investigation of microorganisms on the polar glaciers may expand our understanding on the origin of life on Earth and other planets.

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