Genetic exchange leading to self-assembling RNA species upon encapsulation in artificial protocells

Artificial Life

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-289

  Zenisek, Sergo Francis M ^a   Hayden, Eric J ^a   Lehman, Niles ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; Encapsulation; Recombination; Ribozymes; RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENCAPSULATION; MACROMOLECULES; RNA; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ARTIFICIAL LIVING SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL PROTOCELLS; PROTOCELLS; RIBOZYMES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

HAMMERHEAD RIBOZYME; OIL; RIBOZYME; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EMULSION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MICELLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CATALYSIS; EMULSIONS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICELLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OILS; RNA, CATALYTIC; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 34250752884     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2007.13.3.279     Document Type: Article

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