Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals

Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals

Abstract Steranes preserved in sedimentary rocks serve as molecular fossils, which are thought to record the expansion of eukaryote life through the Neoproterozoic Era ( ~ 1000-541 Ma). Scientists hypothesize that ancient C27 steranes originated from cholesterol, the major sterol produced by living...

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Main Authors: T. Brunoir, C. Mulligan, A. Sistiaga, K. M. Vuu, P. M. Shih, S. S. O’Reilly, R. E. Summons, D. A. Gold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43545-z

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