The emergence of ribozymes synthesizing membrane components in RNA-based protocells

BioSystems

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-209

  Ma, Wentao ^a   Yu, Chunwu ^a   Zhang, Wentao ^a   Zhou, Ping ^a   Hu, Jiming ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane production; Monte Carlo method; RNA based protocell; Selection pressure; Self replication

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; RNA; RNA LIGASE;

CELL ORGANELLE; MEMBRANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTOCELL; RNA REPLICATION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77649273340     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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