TABLE 1.

Summary of proteins implicated in adaptation to cold stress

Protein(s)	Function(s)	Reference(s)
AceE	Decarboxylation of pyruvate (pyruvate dehydrogenase)	87, 91
AceF	Dihydrolipoyltransacetylase (pyruvate dehydrogenase)	87
CspA	RNA chaperone	68, 138, 182
CspB	RNA/DNA chaperone (?)	110, 138
CspE	Regulation of CspA	5
CspG	RNA/DNA chaperone (?)	127, 138
CspI	Unknown	176
CsdA	RNA unwinding activity	90, 171
DnaA	DNA binding and replication (initiation); transcriptional regulator	3
RbfA	30S ribosomal binding factor	88
InfA	Initiation factors; binding of charged tRNA-fmet to the 30S ribosomal subunit	91
InfB		91
PNP	Degradation of RNA	9, 91, 120, 183
Hsc66	Molecular chaperone	113
HscB	DnaJ homolog	113
HU-β	Nucleoid protein; DNA supercoiling	60, 125
Trigger factor	Prolyl-isomerase activity and other functions	98
RecA	Recombination factor	91
GyrA	DNA topoisomerase	72, 89, 119
H-NS	Nucleoid-associated DNA-binding protein	42, 109, 138
NusA	Involved in termination and antitermination	91
OtsA	Trehalose phosphate synthase	97
OtsB	Trehalose phosphatase	97
Desaturases	Unsaturation of membrane lipids	72, 109, 126
Dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase	Decarboxylation of pyruvate	91
Alpha-glutamyltranspeptidase	Glutathione metabolism	144