temperature range high

METPO:1000454 · CLASS · REVIEWED

A temperature range phenotype in which the growth-supporting ambient temperature range extends above approximately 40 °C, characteristic of thermophilic physiology.

Temperature-range-high thermophile range

DOI-backed graph linking thermophile thermostability to a temperature growth range extending above 40 °C.

Temperature-range-high thermophile range Interactive directed graph showing evidence-backed causal relationships for temperature range high.

Edge evidence

  • thermophile thermostability enables temperature range high RO:0002327

    Thermophile thermostability enables growth at > 40 °C.

    • DOI:10.1128/MMBR.65.1.1-43.2001 resistant to irreversible inactivation at high temperatures Supports thermostability as the range mechanism for thermophile physiology.
  • temperature range high is a temperature range rdfs:subClassOf

    Temperature range high is a quantitative bin of the temperature-range phenotype.

    • DOI:10.1016/s0300-9629(97)00003-0 adapted to environments of high temperature Supports the >40 °C range as a value within the temperature-range distribution.
  • reverse gyrase (TopR/rgy) introduces positive DNA supercoiling

    Reverse gyrase introduces positive supercoils into DNA.

    • DOI:10.1264/jsme2.me23087 reverse gyrase, a unique topoisomerase that introduces positive supercoils into DNA; broadly applicable to thermophiles.
  • positive DNA supercoiling limits DNA melting RO:0002212

    Positive DNA supercoiling limits thermal melting of DNA.

    • DOI:10.1264/jsme2.me23087 maintain the genome integrity of thermophiles by limiting DNA melting; general for reverse-gyrase-bearing thermophiles.
  • reverse gyrase (TopR/rgy) enables temperature range high RO:0002327

    Reverse gyrase activity supports growth at high temperature via genome stabilization.

    • DOI:10.1128/mbio.02174-23 Reverse gyrase reported as essential for growth at very high temperature, maintaining DNA stability.
  • DnaK-DnaJ chaperone assists protein folding

    DnaK-DnaJ assists ATP-dependent folding of nascent and unfolded proteins.

    • DOI:10.1007/s12275-023-00031-x DnaK-DnaJ assist ATP-dependent folding of nascent and unfolded peptides; bacterial high-temperature response.
  • GroEL-GroES / HtpG chaperone assists protein folding

    GroEL-GroES and HtpG assist protein folding under heat stress.

    • DOI:10.1007/s12275-023-00031-x GroEL-GroES, HtpG assist protein folding under heat stress; broadly relevant heat response.
  • protein folding maintains proteostasis at high temperature

    Chaperone-assisted folding maintains proteostasis at high temperature.

    • DOI:10.1128/mbio.02174-23 refolding/degradation systems counter protein denaturation, aggregation and loss of function during heat shock.
  • proteostasis at high temperature enables temperature range high RO:0002327

    Proteostasis at high temperature supports growth above 40 C.

    • DOI:10.1128/mbio.02174-23 proteostasis machinery supports thermophile survival/growth at high temperature.

Provenance

Source
METPO (2025-11-25)
Definition source
DOI:10.1016/s0300-9629(97)00003-0

Synonyms (2)

  • Thermophile EXACT_SYNONYM · metpo.owl
  • TR_>40 RELATED_SYNONYM · metpo.owl

kg-microbe context

Matched 1 kg-microbe node via direct_metpo.

  • METPO:1000454 [-0.542, -0.105, +0.004, +2.753, …]

512-dim DeepWalkSkipGramEnsmallen embedding from kg-microbe (2026-04-25).

Nearest neighbors in embedding space

Top-8 cosine-similar METPO traits from the 2026-04-25 deepwalk (512-D).

Curation history

  1. · SEEDED_FROM_METPO · seed_from_metpo

    imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)

  2. · CURATED_CAUSAL_GRAPH · claude

    Added DOI-backed definition and causal graph linking thermophile thermostability to the temperature-range-high bin.

  3. · GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude

    Grounded 2 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (RO:0002327×1, rdfs:subClassOf×1).

  4. · ENRICH_CAUSAL_GRAPH · claude

    Added 7 evidence-backed generic edges (7 new nodes) from the deep-research report.

  5. · GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude

    Grounded 3 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (RO:0002327×2, RO:0002212×1).

  6. · GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude

    Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (GO:0006457×1).

  7. · GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude

    Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (UniProtKB:A0A0C1PL72×1).