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Predictable trends in protein noise

Nature Genetics volume 38, pages 610–611 (2006)Cite this article

The process of gene expression is inherently stochastic and leads to differences in protein abundance from one cell to another. A new study shows that this protein noise is unexpectedly predictable, providing important new insights into the properties and origins of variability in gene expression.

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Baetz, K., Kærn, M. Predictable trends in protein noise. Nat Genet 38, 610–611 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0606-610

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