"Hypothesis for the Modern RNA World": A pervasive Non-coding RNA-Based Genetic Regulation is a Prerequisite for the Emergence of Multicellular Complexity

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 587-607

  Lozada Chávez, Irma ^a   Stadler, Peter F ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Prohaska, Sonja J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CELL THERAPY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eukaryote evolution; Gene regulation; Genome complexity; Modern RNA world; Multicellular complexity; Non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BACTERIUM; BODY SIZE; COMPLEXITY; EMERGENCE; ENERGY USE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DRIFT; LIFE HISTORY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA; EUKARYOTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84857924074     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-011-9262-1     Document Type: Article

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