Channel: Origin of life and chemical evolution

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2023 Articles

520 articles

Towards an RNA/Peptides World by the Direct RNA Template Mechanism: The Emergence of Membrane-Stabilizing Peptides in RNA-Based Protocells

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Protection of Catalytic Cofactors by Polypeptides as a Driver for the Emergence of Primordial Enzymes

  • Luis I Gutierrez-Rus, Gloria Gamiz-Arco, J A Gavira, …, Eric A Gaucher, Valeria A Risso, Jose M Sanchez-Ruiz
  • Mol Biol Evol, 10.1093/molbev/msad126
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Why Were [GADV]-amino Acids and GNC Codons Selected and How Was GNC Primeval Genetic Code Established?

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Protection of catalytic cofactors by polypeptides as a driver for the emergence of primordial enzymes

  • Luis I Gutierrez-Rus, Gloria Gamiz-Arco, J A Gavira, …, Eric A Gaucher, Valeria A Risso, Jose M Sanchez-Ruiz
  • bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 10.1101/2023.03.14.532612
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How did life become cellular?

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The Formation of RNA Pre-Polymers in the Presence of Different Prebiotic Mineral Surfaces Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Alix Dujardin, Sebastian Himbert, Ralph Pudritz, …, Sebastian Himbert, Ralph Pudritz, Maikel C Rheinstädter
  • None, 10.3390/life13010112
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Minimal RNA self-reproduction discovered from a random pool of oligomers

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Small-molecule autocatalysis drives compartment growth, competition and reproduction

  • Heng Lu, Alex Blokhuis, Rebecca Turk-MacLeod, …, Eörs Szathmary, Philippe Nghe, Andrew D Griffiths
  • Nat Chem, 10.1038/s41557-023-01276-0
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Which came first: the chicken, the egg, or guanine?

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Low frequency electrical waves in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres

  • Panagiotis Mougkogiannis, Andrew Adamatzky, Panagiotis Mougkogiannis, …, Andrew Adamatzky, Panagiotis Mougkogiannis, Andrew Adamatzky
  • Sci Rep, 10.1038/s41598-023-29067-0
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2022 Articles

43 articles

Proteome-wide 3D structure prediction provides insights into the ancestral metabolism of ancient archaea and bacteria

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Modeling the ribosome as a bipartite graph

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Natural Radioactivity and Chemical Evolution on the Early Earth: Prebiotic Chemistry and Oxygenation

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Organophosphorus Compound Formation Through the Oxidation of Reduced Oxidation State Phosphorus Compounds on the Hadean Earth

  • Maheen Gull, Tian Feng, Joe Bracegirdle, …, Joe Bracegirdle, Heather Abbott-Lyon, Matthew A Pasek
  • J Mol Evol, 10.1007/s00239-022-10086-w
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The Effects of Iron on In Silico Simulated Abiotic Reaction Networks

  • Sahil Rajiv Shahi, H James Cleaves, Sahil Rajiv Shahi, …, H James Cleaves, Sahil Rajiv Shahi, H James Cleaves
  • Molecules, 10.3390/molecules27248870
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Hydrothermal Regeneration of Ammonium as a Basin-Scale Driver of Primary Productivity

  • Eva E Stüeken, Kalle Kirsimäe, Aivo Lepland, …, Kalle Kirsimäe, Aivo Lepland, Anthony R Prave
  • Astrobiology, 10.1089/ast.2021.0203
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The Modular Architecture of Metallothioneins Facilitates Domain Rearrangements and Contributes to Their Evolvability in Metal-Accumulating Mollusks

  • Sara Calatayud, Mario Garcia-Risco, Veronika Pedrini-Martha, …, Ã’scar Palacios, Mercè Capdevila, Ricard Albalat
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms232415824
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Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion

  • Long Than, Kody D Wolfe, David E Cliffel, …, Kody D Wolfe, David E Cliffel, G Kane Jennings
  • Photosynth Res, 10.1007/s11120-022-00993-w
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Enzymatic Fischer-Tropsch-Type Reactions

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