A simple template-dependent ligase ribozyme as the RNA replicase emerging first in the RNA world

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-447

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

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Modeling studies; Prebiotic evolution; Ribozymes; RNA world

Indexed keywords

LIGASE; RIBOZYME; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA TEMPLATE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIGASES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, CATALYTIC; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 77953598317     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.0385     Document Type: Article

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