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RNP-world: The ultimate essence of life is a ribonucleoprotein process by Farias, Sávio Torres de, Prosdocimi, Francisco

“…The fundamental essence of life is based on process of interaction between nucleic acids and proteins. In a prebiotic world, amino acids, peptides, ions, and…”
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The Ancient History of Peptidyl Transferase Center Formation as Told by Conservation and Information Analyses by Prosdocimi, Francisco, Zamudio, Gabriel S., Palacios-Pérez, Miryam, Torres de Farias, Sávio, V. José, Marco

“…The peptidyl transferase center (PTC) is the catalytic center of the ribosome and forms part of the 23S ribosomal RNA. The PTC has been recognized as the…”
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Major evolutionary transitions before cells: A journey from molecules to organisms by Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…Basing on logical assumptions and necessary steps of complexification along biological evolution, we propose here an evolutionary path from molecules to cells…”
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Structural Computational Analysis of the Natural History of Class I aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases Suggests their Role in Establishing the Genetic Code by Dantas, Pedro Henrique Lopes Ferreira, José, Marco V., de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…The evolutionary history of Class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) through the reconstruction of ancestral sequences is presented. From structural molecular…”
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Viruses as a survival strategy in the armory of life by de Farias, Sávio Torres, Jheeta, Sohan, Prosdocimi, Francisco

“…Viruses have generally been thought of as infectious agents. New data on mimivirus, however, suggests a reinterpretation of this thought. Earth's biosphere…”
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The Theory of Chemical Symbiosis: A Margulian View for the Emergence of Biological Systems (Origin of Life) by Prosdocimi, Francisco, José, Marco V., de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…The theory of chemical symbiosis (TCS) suggests that biological systems started with the collaboration of two polymeric molecules existing in early Earth:…”
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Natural History of DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerases: Multiple Pathways to the Origins of DNA by de Farias, Sávio Torres, Furtado, Ariadne Nobrega Marinho, Dos Santos Junior, Ariosvaldo Pereira, José, Marco V

“…One of the major evolutionary transitions that led to DNA replacing RNA as the primary informational molecule in biological systems is still the subject of an…”
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Performance of intron 7 of the β -fibrinogen gene for phylogenetic analysis: An example using gladiator frogs, Boana Gray, 1825 (Anura, Hylidae, Cophomantinae) by Estupiñán, Ruth Amanda, Torres de Farias, Sávio, Gonçalves, Evonnildo Costa, Camargo, Mauricio, Cruz Schneider, Maria Paula

“…, the third largest genus of Hylinae, has cryptic morphological species. The potential applicability of is explored to propose a robust phylogeny of . The…”
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Prediction of MicroRNAs in the Epstein–Barr Virus Reveals Potential Targets for the Viral Self-Regulation by Serrano-Solis, Victor, Carlos, Angelica Cardoso, Maracaja-Coutinho, Vinicius, de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…Studies involving miRNAs have opened discussions about their broad participation in viral infections. Regarding the Human gammaherpesvirus 4 or Epstein–Barr…”
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Origin of life: Drawing the big picture by Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…Trying to provide a broad overview about the origin of life in Earth, the most significant transitions of life before cells are listed and discussed. The…”
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Life and living beings under the perspective of organic macrocodes by Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…A powerful and concise concept of life is crucial for studies aiming to understand the characteristics that emerged from an inorganic world. Among biologists,…”
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Entering the labyrinth: A hypothesis about the emergence of metabolism from protobiotic routes by Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…The occurrence of organized chemical transformations defined as metabolism is one of the most important characteristics of life. Surprisingly though, there is…”
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Oyster (Crassostrea gasar) gastrointestinal tract microbiota and immunological responses after antibiotic administration by de Araujo, Jaise Paiva Bragante, de Farias, Savio Torres, de Sousa, Oscarina Viana, Maggioni, Rodrigo, de Carvalho, Fatima Cristiane Teles, Ramos-Queiroga, Fernando, Silva, Patricia Mirella da

“…Microbiota, the microorganisms that colonize living organisms. Oysters rely exclusively on an innate immune system. This study characterized the cultivable…”
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Transfer RNA: The molecular demiurge in the origin of biological systems by de Farias, Sávio Torres, José, Marco V.

“…Herein, we review recent works on the role that the tRNA molecule played in the early origins of biological systems. tRNAs gave origin to the first genes…”
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Is it possible that cells have had more than one origin? by de Farias, Sávio Torres, Jose, Marco V., Prosdocimi, Francisco

“…Cells occupy a prominent place in the history of life in Earth. The central role of cellular organization can be understood by the fact that “cellular life” is…”
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Structural analyzes suggest that MiSSP13 and MiSSP16.5 may act as proteases inhibitors during ectomycorrhiza establishment in Laccaria bicolor by Furtado, Ariadne N.M., de Farias, Sávio Torres, Maia, Mayara dos Santos

“…•The signaling process during mycorrhiza establishment involves intense molecular communication between symbionts. It has been suggested that a group of…”
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Suggested phylogeny of tRNAs based on the construction of ancestral sequences by de Farias, Sávio Torres

“…The origin and evolution of life on the planet is one of the most intriguing challenges in life sciences and, for some researchers, it is centered in the…”
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A neutral evolution test derived from a theoretical amino acid substitution model by Zamudio, Gabriel S., Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres, José, Marco V.

“…•A mathematical model that explicitly considers nucleotides, codons, amino acids, and the degeneracy of the standard genetic code is elaborated.•The model is…”
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Prebiotic chemical refugia: multifaceted scenario for the formation of biomolecules in primitive Earth by Prosdocimi, Francisco, de Farias, Sávio Torres, José, Marco V.

“…The origin of life was a cosmic event happened on primitive Earth. A critical problem to better understand the origins of life in Earth is the search for…”
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Peptidyl Transferase Center and the Emergence of the Translation System by Torres de Farias, Savio, Gaudêncio Rêgo, Thais, José, Marco V

“…In this work, the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the ancestral Peptidyl Transferase Center (PTC) built by concatamers of ancestral sequences of tRNAs was…”
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