A Hypothesis for Protocell Division on the Early Earth

İrep Gözen

doi:10.1021/acsnano.9b06584

A Hypothesis for Protocell Division on the Early Earth

ACS Nano. 2019 Oct 22;13(10):10869-10871. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b06584. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Author

İrep Gözen^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway, Faculty of Medicine , University of Oslo , Oslo 0318 , Norway.
² Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences , University of Oslo , Oslo 0315 , Norway.
³ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Göteborg SE-412 96 , Sweden.

PMID: 31535549
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b06584

Abstract

I hypothesize that the division of the first protocell might have occurred before genetic polymers were synthesized and redistributed. In the light of recent findings, it is conceivable that the first division event of a primitive protocell might have occurred at the same time as its surface-assisted formation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Artificial Cells / cytology*
Cell Division / genetics*
Cell Membrane / genetics
Models, Biological
Origin of Life*
Polymers / chemistry

Substances

Polymers