Fast Bilayer-micelle Fusion Mediated by Hydrophobic Dipeptides.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.04.012
Abstract: To understand the transition from inanimate matter to life, we studied a process that directly couples simple metabolism to evolution via natural selection, demonstrated experimentally by Adamala and Szostak (Nat. Chem. 2013, 5, 495-501). In… read more here.
Keywords: hydrophobic dipeptides; micelle fusion; bilayer micelle; fusion mediated ... See more keywords
Overcoming the “speed limit” in fusion-mediated biological processes
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DOI: 10.1063/10.0036803
Abstract: Condensed matter studies have shown that fusion of two lipid membranes requires drastic structural rearrangements and is thus intrinsically slow. Interestingly, all forms of life on Earth use fusion to carry out some of the… read more here.
Keywords: fusion; speed limit; overcoming speed; fusion mediated ... See more keywords