tRNA Core Hypothesis for the Transition from the RNA World to the Ribonucleoprotein World

Herein we present the tRNA core hypothesis, which emphasizes the central role of tRNAs molecules in the origin and evolution of fundamental biological processes. tRNAs gave origin to the first genes (mRNA) and the peptidyl transferase center (rRNA), proto-tRNAs were at the core of a proto-translatio...

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Main Authors: Savio T. de Farias, Thais G. Rêgo, Marco V. José
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/6/2/15