Role of DNA-membrane interactions in prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition: An hypothesis

Cytobios

Volumn 1998, Issue 383, 1998, Pages 151-156

  Zhdanov, R I ^a,b   Kuvichkin, V V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bayer's junctions; Cell fusion; DNA membrane contacts; Eukaryotic cells; Prokaryote to eukaryote transition; Prokaryotic cells

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

EID: 0032222703     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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