Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life?
In this perspective article, I discuss whether and how solid surfaces could have played a key role in the formation of membranous primitive cells on the early Earth. I argue why surface energy could have been used by prebiotic amphiphile assemblies for unique morphological transformations, and prese...
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| author | İrep Gözen |
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| description | In this perspective article, I discuss whether and how solid surfaces could have played a key role in the formation of membranous primitive cells on the early Earth. I argue why surface energy could have been used by prebiotic amphiphile assemblies for unique morphological transformations, and present recent experimental findings showing the surface-dependent formation and behavior of sophisticated lipid membrane structures. Finally, I discuss the possible unique contributions of such surface-adhered architectures to the transition from prebiotic matter to living systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-198bf32632044cd79138bd875f3d5b172023-11-22T08:23:01ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292021-08-0111879510.3390/life11080795Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life?İrep Gözen0Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, NorwayIn this perspective article, I discuss whether and how solid surfaces could have played a key role in the formation of membranous primitive cells on the early Earth. I argue why surface energy could have been used by prebiotic amphiphile assemblies for unique morphological transformations, and present recent experimental findings showing the surface-dependent formation and behavior of sophisticated lipid membrane structures. Finally, I discuss the possible unique contributions of such surface-adhered architectures to the transition from prebiotic matter to living systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/795protocellcompartmentsolid interfacelipidorigin of life |
| spellingShingle | İrep Gözen Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? Life protocell compartment solid interface lipid origin of life |
| title | Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? |
| title_full | Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? |
| title_fullStr | Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? |
| title_short | Did Solid Surfaces Enable the Origin of Life? |
| title_sort | did solid surfaces enable the origin of life |
| topic | protocell compartment solid interface lipid origin of life |
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