Cell evolution and the problem of membrane topology
@article{Griffiths2007CellEA, title={Cell evolution and the problem of membrane topology}, author={G. Griffiths}, journal={Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology}, year={2007}, volume={8}, pages={1018-1024} }
Cells somehow evolved from primordial chemistry and their emergence depended on the co-evolution of the cytoplasm, a genetic system and the cell membrane. It is widely believed that the cytoplasm evolved inside a primordial lipid vesicle, but here I argue that the earliest cytoplasm could have co-evolved to high complexity outside a vesicle on the membrane surface. An invagination of the membrane, aided by an early cytoskeletal system, may have formed the first cells — initially within… CONTINUE READING
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