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Nature Cell Biology 10, 1129–1130 (1 October 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1008-1129

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Angela Hilliker & Roy Parker

Control of translation and mRNA degradation is an important aspect of gene expression. Two conserved cytoplasmic mRNA-containing ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) granules, stress granules and processing (P) bodies, have been implicated in translational control and mRNA degradation.