How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life

How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life

In the cytoplasm of practically all living cells, potassium is the major cation while sodium dominates in the media (seawater, extracellular fluids). Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have elaborate mechanisms and spend significant energy to maintain this asymmetric K+ /Na+ distribution. This essay pr...

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Main Author: Korolev, Nikolay
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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Science::Biological sciences
Chromatin
Histone Chaperones
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1551452022-02-14T06:51:08Z How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life Korolev, Nikolay School of Biological Sciences Science::Biological sciences Chromatin Histone Chaperones In the cytoplasm of practically all living cells, potassium is the major cation while sodium dominates in the media (seawater, extracellular fluids). Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have elaborate mechanisms and spend significant energy to maintain this asymmetric K+ /Na+ distribution. This essay proposes an original line of evidence to explain how bacteria selected potassium at the very beginning of the evolutionary process and why it remains essential for eukaryotes. 2022-02-14T06:47:07Z 2022-02-14T06:47:07Z 2021 Journal Article Korolev, N. (2021). How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation: of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life. BioEssays, 43(1), 2000108-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.202000108 0265-9247 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155145 10.1002/bies.202000108 33191554 2-s2.0-85096720591 1 43 2000108 en BioEssays © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC. All rights reserved.
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Chromatin
Histone Chaperones
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Chromatin
Histone Chaperones
Korolev, Nikolay
How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
description In the cytoplasm of practically all living cells, potassium is the major cation while sodium dominates in the media (seawater, extracellular fluids). Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have elaborate mechanisms and spend significant energy to maintain this asymmetric K+ /Na+ distribution. This essay proposes an original line of evidence to explain how bacteria selected potassium at the very beginning of the evolutionary process and why it remains essential for eukaryotes.
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title How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
title_short How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
title_full How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
title_fullStr How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
title_full_unstemmed How potassium came to be the dominant biological cation : of metabolism, chemiosmosis, and cation selectivity since the beginnings of life
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