Title
Ribozyme Activity of RNA Nonenzymatically Polymerized from 3′, 5′-Cyclic GMP.
Abstract
3',5'-Cyclic GMP spontaneously nonenzymatically polymerizes in a base-catalyzed reaction affording G oligonucleotides. When reacted with fully or partially sequence-complementary RNA (oligo C), the abiotically generated oligo G RNA displays a typical ribozyme activity consisting of terminal ligation accompanied by cleavage of an internal phosphate site of the donor oligonucleotide stem upon attack of the acceptor 3' terminal OH. This reaction is dubbed Ligation following Intermolecular Cleavage (LIC). In a prebiotic perspective, the ability of oligo G polynucleotides to react with other sequences outlines a simple and possible evolutionary scenario based on the autocatalytic properties of RNA.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3390/e15125362
ENTROPY
Keywords
Field
DocType
RNA,RNA polymerization,RNA origin,ribozymes,origin of life
RNA,Mathematical optimization,Polynucleotide,Ribozyme,Oligonucleotide,Stereochemistry,Ligase ribozyme,VS ribozyme,Mathematics,Autocatalysis,Cleavage (embryo)
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
12
1099-4300
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Samanta Pino100.68
Giovanna Costanzo200.34
Alessandra Giorgi331.17
Jirí Sponer44547.68
Judit E. Sponer500.34
E Di Mauro601.01