2017•Molecular CellOpen access

Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation

Thomas E. Boothby, Hugo Tapia, Alexandra H. Brozena, Samantha Piszkiewicz, Austin E. Smith, Ilaria Giovannini, Lorena Rebecchi, Gary J. Pielak, Doug Koshland, Bob Goldstein

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Key concepts: Cryptobiosis, Tardigrade, Desiccation, Biology, Desiccation tolerance, Trehalose, Botany, Cell biology