Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life

Coacervate droplets (CDs) are a model for protocells formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), but protocell models able to proliferate remain undeveloped. Here, the authors report a proliferating peptide-based CD using synthesised amino acid thioesters as monomers, which could concentrate RN...

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Autores principales: Muneyuki Matsuo, Kensuke Kurihara
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dae9d84c4b57423fb73dad6a309a93dd2021-12-02T18:14:23ZProliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life10.1038/s41467-021-25530-62041-1723https://doaj.org/article/dae9d84c4b57423fb73dad6a309a93dd2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25530-6https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Coacervate droplets (CDs) are a model for protocells formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), but protocell models able to proliferate remain undeveloped. Here, the authors report a proliferating peptide-based CD using synthesised amino acid thioesters as monomers, which could concentrate RNA and lipids, enabling RNA to protect the droplet from dissolution by lipids.Muneyuki MatsuoKensuke KuriharaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
description Coacervate droplets (CDs) are a model for protocells formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), but protocell models able to proliferate remain undeveloped. Here, the authors report a proliferating peptide-based CD using synthesised amino acid thioesters as monomers, which could concentrate RNA and lipids, enabling RNA to protect the droplet from dissolution by lipids.
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author Muneyuki Matsuo
Kensuke Kurihara
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title Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
title_short Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
title_full Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
title_fullStr Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
title_full_unstemmed Proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
title_sort proliferating coacervate droplets as the missing link between chemistry and biology in the origins of life
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