Compartmentalised RNA catalysis in membrane-free coacervate protocells

Phase separation of mixtures of oppositely charged polymers provides a simple and direct route to compartmentalisation via coacervation. Here authors demonstrate that a coacervate microenvironment supports RNA catalysis whilst selectively sequestering RNA based on length.

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Main Authors: Björn Drobot, Juan M. Iglesias-Artola, Kristian Le Vay, Viktoria Mayr, Mrityunjoy Kar, Moritz Kreysing, Hannes Mutschler, T-Y Dora Tang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ffa9ae58dd1c47ec95dba2093bd693d4
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