temperature range mid4

METPO:1000453 · CLASS · REVIEWED

A temperature range phenotype in which the growth-supporting ambient temperature range spans approximately 34–40 °C, characteristic of warm-mesophilic physiology (including many mammalian host-associated bacteria).

Temperature-range-mid4 warm-mesophile range

DOI-backed graph linking warm-mesophile adaptation to a temperature growth range of approximately 34–40 °C.

Temperature-range-mid4 warm-mesophile range Interactive directed graph showing evidence-backed causal relationships for temperature range mid4.

Edge evidence

  • warm-mesophile adaptation enables temperature range mid4 RO:0002327

    Warm-mesophile adaptation enables growth across 34–40 °C.

    • DOI:10.1146/annurev-micro-091313-103612 more unsaturated fatty acids Supports warm-mesophile homeoviscous adaptation as the range mechanism.
  • temperature range mid4 is a temperature range rdfs:subClassOf

    Temperature range mid4 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 34–40 °C range as a value within the temperature-range distribution.
  • FabI/FabB fatty-acid branchpoint valve enables homeoviscous adaptation RO:0002327

    The FabI/FabB branchpoint valve reallocates flux between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid synthesis, enabling homeoviscous adaptation.

    • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53677-5 A temperature-sensitive metabolic valve at the fatty-acid branchpoint reallocates flux between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid synthesis via FabI and FabB.
  • FabA/FabI/FabB competition for C10:1 pool regulates membrane lipid composition RO:0002211

    Competition of FabA/FabI/FabB for the common C10:1 pool shifts flux between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, changing membrane lipid composition.

    • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53677-5 FabA, FabI and FabB compete for a common C10:1 pool forming a metabolic valve that shifts flux between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
  • membrane fluidity restoration enables growth after temperature shock RO:0002327

    Valve plus transcriptional feedback restores optimal membrane fluidity within a single generation, supporting growth after a temperature shock.

    • DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53677-5 Restores optimal membrane fluidity within a single generation after a temperature shock.
  • heat stress causes protein unfolding and aggregation biolink:causes

    High temperatures cause protein unfolding and aggregation.

    • DOI:10.1186/s12864-023-09266-9 High temperatures cause a suite of problems for cells, including protein unfolding and aggregation.
  • protein unfolding and aggregation causes impaired mesophile growth biolink:causes

    Protein unfolding and aggregation impairs mesophile growth unless compensated.

    • DOI:10.1186/s12864-023-09266-9 General mechanistic background applicable to the warm-mesophile upper range; protein damage impairs growth unless compensated.
  • heat stress causes membrane fluidity biolink:causes

    High temperatures increase membrane fluidity, requiring compensatory adaptation.

    • DOI:10.1186/s12864-023-09266-9 High temperatures cause a suite of problems for cells, including increased membrane fluidity.
  • membrane fluidity requires compensatory membrane adaptation

    Temperature-driven increase in membrane fluidity requires compensatory adaptation.

    • DOI:10.1186/s12864-023-09266-9 Increased membrane fluidity at high temperature requires compensatory adaptation to maintain function.
  • sigma-32 (RpoH) heat-shock regulon induces DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE and GroES/GroEL chaperone systems

    The sigma-32/RpoH regulon induces the DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE and GroES/GroEL chaperone systems.

    • DOI:10.1128/mbio.03105-23 The alternative sigma factor sigma-32 (RpoH) drives protective heat shock proteins including the DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE and GroES/GroEL chaperone systems.
  • DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE and GroES/GroEL chaperone systems enables protection against heat stress RO:0002327

    The DnaK/DnaJ/GrpE and GroES/GroEL chaperone systems protect against heat stress.

    • DOI:10.1128/mbio.03105-23 Canonical heat-response: chaperone systems refold stress-damaged proteins to protect against heat stress.

Provenance

Source
METPO (2025-11-25)
Definition source
DOI:10.1146/annurev-micro-091313-103612

Synonyms (2)

  • Mesophilie EXACT_SYNONYM · metpo.owl
  • TR_34_to_40 RELATED_SYNONYM · metpo.owl

kg-microbe context

Matched 1 kg-microbe node via direct_metpo.

  • METPO:1000453 [-2.152, +0.301, -2.280, +3.386, …]

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 warm-mesophile adaptation to the temperature-range-mid4 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 9 evidence-backed generic edges (14 new nodes) from the deep-research report.

  5. · GROUND_CAUSAL_PREDICATES · claude

    Grounded 7 causal-edge predicate_id field(s) via mappings/predicate_grounding.tsv (RO:0002327×3, biolink:causes×3, RO:0002211×1).

  6. · GROUND_CAUSAL_NODES · claude

    Grounded 1 causal-node grounding field(s) via mappings/node_grounding.tsv (METPO:1007505×1).