[HTML][HTML] The roles of coenzyme Q in disease: direct and indirect involvement in cellular functions
F Pallotti, C Bergamini, C Lamperti, R Fato - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a key component of the respiratory chain of all eukaryotic cells. Its
function is closely related to mitochondrial respiration, where it acts as an electron …
function is closely related to mitochondrial respiration, where it acts as an electron …
[HTML][HTML] The emergence of life
E Camprubi, JW De Leeuw, CH House, F Raulin… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this article is to provide the reader with an overview of the different possible
scenarios for the emergence of life, to critically assess them and, according to the …
scenarios for the emergence of life, to critically assess them and, according to the …
[PDF][PDF] The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
N Lane - 2015 - cdn.eksmo.ru
“One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published
in recent years.”—The Economist The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and …
in recent years.”—The Economist The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and …
The drive to life on wet and icy worlds
MJ Russell, LM Barge, R Bhartia, D Bocanegra… - Astrobiology, 2014 - liebertpub.com
This paper presents a reformulation of the submarine alkaline hydrothermal theory for the
emergence of life in response to recent experimental findings. The theory views life, like …
emergence of life in response to recent experimental findings. The theory views life, like …
[HTML][HTML] An origin-of-life reactor to simulate alkaline hydrothermal vents
B Herschy, A Whicher, E Camprubi, C Watson… - Journal of molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Chemiosmotic coupling is universal: practically all cells harness electrochemical proton
gradients across membranes to drive ATP synthesis, powering biochemistry. Autotrophic …
gradients across membranes to drive ATP synthesis, powering biochemistry. Autotrophic …
[HTML][HTML] A self-sustaining serpentinization mega-engine feeds the fougerite nanoengines implicated in the emergence of guided metabolism
MJ Russell - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The demonstration by Ivan Barnes et al. that the serpentinization of fresh Alpine-type
ultramafic rocks results in the exhalation of hot alkaline fluids is foundational to the …
ultramafic rocks results in the exhalation of hot alkaline fluids is foundational to the …
Escapement mechanisms and the conversion of disequilibria; the engines of creation
Virtually every interesting natural phenomenon, not least life itself, entails physical systems
being forced to flow thermodynamically up-hill, away from equilibrium rather than towards it …
being forced to flow thermodynamically up-hill, away from equilibrium rather than towards it …
[HTML][HTML] A bioenergetic basis for membrane divergence in archaea and bacteria
Membrane bioenergetics are universal, yet the phospholipid membranes of archaea and
bacteria—the deepest branches in the tree of life—are fundamentally different. This deep …
bacteria—the deepest branches in the tree of life—are fundamentally different. This deep …
Thermodynamics, disequilibrium, evolution: Far-from-equilibrium geological and chemical considerations for origin-of-life research
The 8th meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Thermodynamics, Disequilibrium,
Evolution (TDE) Focus Group took place in November 2014 at the Earth-Life Science …
Evolution (TDE) Focus Group took place in November 2014 at the Earth-Life Science …
[HTML][HTML] The role of geochemistry and energetics in the evolution of modern respiratory complexes from a proton-reducing ancestor
Complex I or NADH quinone oxidoreductase (NUO) is an integral component of modern day
respiratory chains and has a close evolutionary relationship with energy-conserving [NiFe] …
respiratory chains and has a close evolutionary relationship with energy-conserving [NiFe] …