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益生菌从自我氨基化 рибо酶的性转移可能有利于双手性
Josh Kenchel1,2,3, Alberto Vázquez-Salazar3, Reno Wells2
1Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Nature communications
|September 12, 2024
概括
现代生活依赖于特定的分子手性. 这项研究发现,虽然RNA分子可以转移性,但D-RNA世界本质上不支持L-氨基酸用于蛋白质形成.
科学领域:
- 生命的起源研究 生命的起源研究
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 生命表现出同化性:核酸中的D-糖和蛋白质中的L-氨基酸.
- 理论表明,L-氨基酸的同化性源于从益生菌D-RNA世界中发生的性转移事件.
- 假设氨基酸-RNAs能够调解这种性转移,定义遗传密码.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究自我氨基化D- рибо酶的性选择性.
- 确定D-RNA是否本质上有利于L-氨基酸的结合,支持L-蛋白的决定性起源.
- 探索氨基化结构在从RNA转移到蛋白质中的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用了一个具有自我氨基化D- рибо酶的模型系统.
- 采用可经皮化活性氨基酸类似物来测试性选择性.
- 分析了从详尽的序列空间搜索中生成的15个 ribozymes.
主要成果:
- 所有测试的D- рибо酶在氨基化过程中都显示出可检测的性选择性.
- 相当一部分的 ribozymes 首选产生了氨基酸产品的 D-enantiomer.
- 在不同的 ribozymes 序列家族中,基隆的偏好被保留了.
结论:
- 结果支持从RNA转移到蛋白质的奇拉信息.
- 这些发现不支持D-RNA对L-氨基酸的内在偏差.
- 性选择性的方向取决于氨基化结构,表明L-蛋白可以从D-RNA世界中产生,没有固有的偏差.
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