Sommer, Andrei P. ; Miyake, Norimune ; Chandra Wickramasinghe, N. ; Narlikar, Jayant V. ; Al-Mufti, Shirwan (2004) Functions and possible provenance of primordial proteins Journal of Proteome Research, 3 (6). pp. 1296-1299. ISSN 1535-3893
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Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/pr049861n
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/pr049861n
Abstract
Nanobacteria or living nanovesicles are of great interest to the scientific community because of their dual nature: on the one hand, they appear as primal biosystems originating life; on the other hand, they can cause severe diseases. Their survival as well as their pathogenic potential is apparently linked to a self-synthesized protein-based slime, rich in calcium and phosphate (when available). Here, we provide challenging evidence for the occurrence of nanobacteria in the stratosphere, reflecting a possibly primordial provenance of the slime. An analysis of the slime's biological functions may lead to novel strategies suitable to block adhesion modalities in modern bacterial populations.
Item Type: | Article |
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Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society. |
Keywords: | Nanobacteria; Living Nanovesicles; Primordial Proteins; Atmosphere |
ID Code: | 41298 |
Deposited On: | 27 May 2011 12:17 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2016 23:05 |
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