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Ribosome Heterogeneity in Development and Disease.

Yuen Gao, Hongbing Wang

    Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
    |August 7, 2023
    PubMed
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    Ribosome protein ratios reveal significant cellular differences across tissues, development, and disease. This ribosome ratio-omics barcode highlights functional specialization in various biological contexts.

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