Journal of Biological Physics

, Volume 20, Issue 1–4, pp 201–210 | Cite as

Evolution of the cellular communication syste

An analysis in the computational paradigm
  • K. Tahir Shah
Section 7. Informational Aspects In The Evolution Of The Membrane

Abstract

We discuss the problem of the evolution of the cellular communication system from the RNA world to progenote to the modern cell. Our method analyses syntactical structure of molecular fossils in the non-coding regions of DNA within the information-processing gene model developed earlier. We concluded that sequence-specific binding is an ancient communication process with its origin in the RNA world. Moreover, we illustrate our viewpoint using four evolution snapshots from the first RNA segments, some 4.1 billion years ago, to the first cell, 3.8 billion years ago.

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Polymer Statistical Physic Gene Model Communication System Communication Process 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • K. Tahir Shah
    • 1
  1. 1.International Centre for Theoretical PhysicsTriesteItaly

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