E. S. Koksal

Spontaneous formation of prebiotic compartment colonies on Hadean Earth and pre-Noachian Mars

This study demonstrates how phospholipids can self-organize on natural surfaces to form protocell-like structures capable of encapsulating nucleic acids and performing non-enzymatic reactions.

Mixed fatty acid-phospholipid protocell networks

This study demonstrates the formation of mixed fatty acid-phospholipid protocells on solid surfaces, showing increased permeability and colony-like growth.

Subcompartmentalization and pseudo-division of model protocells

This study demonstrates a subcompartmentalization mechanism in protocells that mimics division without biological machinery or energy input, suggesting early compartmentalization in ancestral cells.

Rapid growth and fusion of protocells in surface-adhered membrane networks

This study shows that moderate temperature increases promote the rapid growth and fusion of protocells formed from lipid networks on solid surfaces, enabling RNA encapsulation and redistribution.

A nanotube-mediated path to protocell formation

This paper demonstrates a spontaneous pathway for forming protocell-like structures from lipid deposits on solid surfaces through nanotube-mediated transformations.