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| Title |
The ribosome as a missing link in the evolution of life
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| Published in |
Journal of Theoretical Biology, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.11.025 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Meredith Root-Bernstein, Robert Root-Bernstein |
| Abstract |
Many steps in the evolution of cellular life are still mysterious. We suggest that the ribosome may represent one important missing link between compositional (or metabolism-first), RNA-world (or genes-first) and cellular (last universal common ancestor) approaches to the evolution of cells. We present evidence that the entire set of transfer RNAs for all twenty amino acids are encoded in both the 16S and 23S rRNAs of Escherichia coli K12; that nucleotide sequences that could encode key fragments of ribosomal proteins, polymerases, ligases, synthetases, and phosphatases are to be found in each of the six possible reading frames of the 16S and 23S rRNAs; and that every sequence of bases in rRNA has information encoding more than one of these functions in addition to acting as a structural component of the ribosome. Ribosomal RNA, in short, is not just a structural scaffold for proteins, but the vestigial remnant of a primordial genome that may have encoded a self-organizing, self-replicating, auto-catalytic intermediary between macromolecules and cellular life. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 44 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 20% |
| Canada | 4 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| Turkey | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 32 | 73% |
| Scientists | 9 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 224 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 5% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 203 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 60 | 27% |
| Researcher | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 12% |
| Professor | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 79 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 52 | 23% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 31 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 160. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 November 2023.
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