细胞核的起源通过对rRNA序列的速率不变分析来确定
1Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
Nature
|January 14, 1988
概括
细胞核很可能是从幼细胞 (eocytes) 进化而来的,它们是古代热爱细胞. 这一发现重新定义了早期的生命.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
背景情况:
- 细胞核的起源仍然是进化生物学中的一个重大挑战.
- 细胞和线粒体等真核细胞器官是已知的细菌内共生体,但由于核酸替代,核基因祖先不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了重建真核核核糖核糖体rRNA基因的进化史.
- 研究早期生命形式之间的深层遗传关系,包括真核生物的起源.
主要方法:
- 利用了进化的节,一种新的不变速率树木算法.
- 分析了真核核核糖核糖体rRNA基因序列,以推断进化途径.
主要成果:
- 已被证明,真核核核糖核糖体rRNA基因是从真核细胞 (eocytes) 进化而来的,真核细胞是一组热性,硫代谢,无核细胞.
- 鉴定出了深层的遗传学分裂,将原真核生物群 (kariotes) 与细菌群 (parkaryotes) 分开.
- 重建的树与传统的 prokaryotic-eukaryotic 或 archaebacterial-eubacterial-eukaryotic 分组不一致.
结论:
- 这些发现表明,现存生命和早期真核生物的最后一个共同祖先可能缺乏核.
- 早期的生命形式,包括真核生物的祖先,可能是热友,代谢硫,并生活在高温环境中.
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