Multiple prebiotic metals mediate translation
M. S. Bray, T. K. Lenz, J. W. Haynes, J. C. Bowman, A. S. Petrov, A. R. Reddi, N. V. Hud, L. D. Williams, J. B. Glass
The paper tests whether Fe2+ and Mn2+ could replace Mg2+ in ribosome function under ancient Earth conditions, finding they can mediate translation and associate with the ribosome.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2018Biochemistry