Mutually stabilizing interactions between proto-peptides and RNA

Cooperative relationships are widespread among different classes of biopolymers and are predicted to have existed during emergence of life. This study shows that proto-peptides engage in mutually stabilizing interactions with RNA, providing support for the co-evolution of these molecules.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moran Frenkel-Pinter, Jay W. Haynes, Ahmad M. Mohyeldin, Martin C, Alyssa B. Sargon, Anton S. Petrov, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, Nicholas V. Hud, Loren Dean Williams, Luke J. Leman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16891-5