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Cryobiology; Proteins — Metabolism; Rana sylvatica; Wood frog – Hibernation
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Ubiquitin Dependent Proteolysis In The Frozen Wood Frog, Michael Ulrich, Ken Storey, Frank Van Breukelen
Ubiquitin Dependent Proteolysis In The Frozen Wood Frog, Michael Ulrich, Ken Storey, Frank Van Breukelen
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
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.