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

How functional peptides may have arisen is a significant problem for the scenario of the RNA world. An attractive idea, the direct RNA template (DRT) hypothesis, proposes that RNA molecules can bind amino acids specifically and promote the synthesis of corresponding peptides, thereby starting the RN...

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Main Authors: Yu Shi, Chunwu Yu, Wentao Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/2/523