Periodic temperature changes drive the proliferation of self-replicating RNAs in vesicle populations

Autor: Elia Salibi, Benedikt Peter, Petra Schwille, Hannes Mutschler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36940-z
Popis: How primordial cells could achieve inheritance of encapsulated components is still an open question. Here, the authors show that ribozymes can assemble in active forms and replicate in populations of membrane vesicles thanks to freeze-thaw cycles.
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