Cold shock : response and adaptation

Highly regarded authors review the current status of cold shock research in bacteria, plants, and mammals. Eminent scientists present fascinating insights into cellular adaptation and response to cold shock in various organisms and highlight the existence of common cellular functions which have to be dealt with for cold-shock adaptation.

1. Introduction. 2. Cold Shock Response in Escherichia coli . 3. Cold Shock Reponse in Bacillus subtilis. 4. Cold Shock Response and Low Temperature Adaptation in Psychrotrophic Bacteria. 5. Responses to Cold Shock in Cyanobacteria. 6. Molecular Responses of Plants to Cold Shock and Cold Acclimation. 7. Cold Shock Response in Mammalian Cells.