Production of RNA by a polymerase protein encapsulated within phospholipid vesicles
Chakrabarti A, Breaker R, Joyce G, Deamer D. Production of RNA by a polymerase protein encapsulated within phospholipid vesicles. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1994, 39: 555-559. PMID: 7528810, DOI: 10.1007/bf00160400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA polymeraseTemplate-independent RNA polymeraseProduction of RNACatalyzed polymerization reactionsBoundary membraneMacromolecular catalystsRNA productsPolymerization reactionPolymerase proteinDimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine vesiclesPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisEthidium bromide fluorescenceEarly cellsRNA polymersPhase transition temperatureSubstrate fluxPhospholipid vesiclesVesiclesFree enzymeSuch reactionsGel electrophoresisPhosphatidylcholine vesiclesComponent lipidsPolymeraseCatalystEmergence of a replicating species from an in vitro RNA evolution reaction.
Breaker R, Joyce G. Emergence of a replicating species from an in vitro RNA evolution reaction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 6093-6097. PMID: 7517040, PMCID: PMC44144, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.13.6093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA polymeraseDNA-dependent RNA polymeraseRNA polymerase promoter sequencePromoter sequencesEvolution experimentsRNA moleculesAcid sequenceRNA transcriptsSpecific nucleic acid sequencesTarget chemical reactionNucleic acid sequencesRNA replicationPolymeraseRNADNAReverse transcriptaseSelective amplificationDNA hairpinsSequence replicationChemical reactionsUnique classReplicationSequenceTranscriptaseParticular chemical reaction