Article
Characters of very ancient proteins.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 15 Feb 2008
Ma Bin-Guang, Chen Lei, Ji Hong-Fang, Chen Zhong-Hua, Yang Fu-Rong, Wang Ling, Qu Ge, Jiang Ying-Ying, Ji Cong, Zhang Hong-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Tracing the characters of very ancient proteins represents one of the biggest challenges in the study of origin of life. Although there are no primitive protein fossils remaining, the characters of very ancient proteins can be traced by molecular fossils embedded in modern proteins. In this paper, first the prior findings in this area are outlined and then a new strategy is proposed to address the intriguing...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.