CCR4-NOT Cartoon (IMAGE)

Penn State

CCR4-NOT Cartoon

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Researchers at Penn State found that two proteins in the CCR4-NOT complex — CNOT1 and CNOT4 — work in opposition, with CNOT1 encouraging degradation of messenger RNA proteins while CNOT4 slows the process.

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Shardul Kulkarni/Penn State

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