Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals

Steranes preserved in sedimentary rocks serve as molecular fossils, which are thought to record the expansion of eukaryote life through the Neoproterozoic Era ( ~ 1000-541 Ma). Scientists hypothesize that ancient C 27 steranes originated from cholesterol, the major sterol produced by living red alga...

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Published in:Nature communications 2023-12, Vol.14 (1), p.7941-8, Article 7941
Main Authors: Brunoir, T., Mulligan, C., Sistiaga, A., Vuu, K. M., Shih, P. M., O’Reilly, S. S., Summons, R. E., Gold, D. A.
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Language:English
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Algae
Animals
Aquatic plants
BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biological Evolution
Biosynthesis
Chemical synthesis
Cholesterol
Eukaryotes
Fossils
Humanities and Social Sciences
mass spectrometry
Methyltransferase
Microorganisms
molecular evolution
multidisciplinary
paleontology
Phytosterols
Prey
Rhodophyta
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sedimentary rocks
Sterols
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