The Origin of Membrane Bioenergetics

Harnessing energy as ion gradients across membranes is as universal as the genetic code. We leverage new insights into anaerobe metabolism to propose geochemical origins that account for the ubiquity of chemiosmotic coupling, and Na+/H+ transporters in particular. Natural proton gradients acting acr...

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Published in:	Cell 2012-12, Vol.151 (7), p.1406-1416
Main Authors:	Lane, Nick, Martin, William F.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Archaea - metabolism Archaeal Proteins - chemistry Archaeal Proteins - metabolism bacteria Bacteria - metabolism Bacterial Proteins - chemistry Bacterial Proteins - metabolism carbon carbon assimilation Cell Membrane - chemistry Cell Membrane - metabolism energy Energy Metabolism genetic code Hydrothermal Vents - microbiology Ion Pumps - chemistry Ion Pumps - metabolism ions membranes Osmosis Proton-Motive Force protons sodium transporters
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