Origins of life - How leaky were primitive cells?

被引：49

作者：

Deamer, David W. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Biomol Engn, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2008年 / 454卷 / 7200期

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D O I：

10.1038/454037a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

If the first cells were simple vesicles, how did nutrients cross their membranes without help from transport proteins? A model of a primitive cell suggests that early membranes were surprisingly permeable.

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页码：37 / 38

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