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The Origins of the RNA World [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2010 The general notion of an "RNA World" is that, in the early development of life on the Earth, genetic continuity was assured by the replication of RNA and genetically encoded proteins were not involved as catalysts. There is now strong evidence indicating that an RNA World did indeed exist before DNA- and protein-based life. However, arguments regarding
Gerald F. Joyce, Michael P. Robertson
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Impact of template backbone heterogeneity on RNA polymerase II transcription. [PDF]
, 2014 Variations in the sugar component (ribose or deoxyribose) and the nature of the phosphodiester linkage (3'-5' or 2'-5' orientation) have been a challenge for genetic information transfer from the very beginning of evolution.
Chong, Jenny +5 more
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The origins and physical roots of life’s dual – metabolic and genetic – nature [PDF]
, 2017 This review paper aims at a better understanding of the origin and physical foundation of life’s dual – metabolic and genetic – nature. First, I give a concise ‘top-down’ survey of the origin of life, i.e., backwards in time from extant DNA/RNA/protein ...
De Tiège, Alexis
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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014 Among the numerous hypotheses offering a scenario for the origin of life on Earth, the one called “The RNA World” has gained the most attention. According to this hypothesis RNA acted as a genetic information storage material, as a catalyst of all ...
Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska
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The new world of RNA diagnostics and therapeutics
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2023 The 5th Workshop IRE on Translational Oncology was held in Rome (Italy) on 27–28 March at the IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute. This meeting entitled “The New World of RNA diagnostics and therapeutics” highlightes the significant progress in ...
Giovanni Blandino +18 more
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RNA Vaccine: novel approach for cancer treatment [PDF]
, 2011 Cancer is still an unsolved puzzle and a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Today, about one in every thousand people is dying due to cancer. No effective agent has yet been found which can cure cancer in its metastatic stage.
Kanika Bhalla +2 more
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Os semimetais na origem e evolução da vida
Química Nova, 2012 Metalloids have characteristics between metals and non-metals which give them, in some cases, specific properties. At least two of this chemical elements, boron and silicon, are essential to a significant number of living organisms and since some years ...
Manuel Aureliano +3 more
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Geographical and chronological origin and evolution of Hepatitis C Virus. [PDF]
, 2011 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem that leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. World over, more than 270-300 million people are estimated to be infected with the virus.
Achuthsankar S. Nair +2 more
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The RNA Worlds in Context [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2011 There are two RNA worlds. The first is the primordial RNA world, a hypothetical era when RNA served as both information and function, both genotype and phenotype. The second RNA world is that of today's biological systems, where RNA plays active roles in catalyzing biochemical reactions, in translating mRNA into proteins, in regulating gene expression,
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Mutation of CD2AP and SH3KBP1 binding motif in alphavirus nsP3 hypervariable domain results in attenuated virus [PDF]
, 2018 Infection by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) of the Old World alphaviruses (family Togaviridae) in humans can cause arthritis and arthralgia. The virus encodes four non-structural proteins (nsP) (nsP1, nsp2, nsP3 and nsP4) that act as subunits of the virus ...
Aquilimeba, Muriel +13 more
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