Compartmentalised RNA catalysis in membrane-free coacervate protocells
Phase separation of mixtures of oppositely charged polymers provides a simple and direct route to compartmentalisation via coacervation. Here authors demonstrate that a coacervate microenvironment supports RNA catalysis whilst selectively sequestering RNA based on length.
Main Authors: | Björn Drobot, Juan M. Iglesias-Artola, Kristian Le Vay, Viktoria Mayr, Mrityunjoy Kar, Moritz Kreysing, Hannes Mutschler, T-Y Dora Tang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06072-w |
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