The two ages of the RNA world, and the transition to the DNA world: A story of viruses and cells

Biochimie

Volumn 87, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 793-803

  Forterre, Patrick ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

LUCA; RNA world; RNA DNA transition; universal tree of life; Virus origin

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; DNA; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; RNA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

CATALYST; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSFER; DNA VIRUS; EUKARYOTE; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PREY; PROKARYOTE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYMBIONT; VIRUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SYMBIOSIS; VIRUSES;

DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 24744450331     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2005.03.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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