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Noise-cancelling translation syncs cellular clocks

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Theory and single-cell experiments outline a new role for upstream open reading frames in buffering cellular heterogeneity in protein abundance at the translation level.

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Fig. 1: Model for uORF-mediated noise reduction in protein abundance via translational repression.

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