Revealed: the mysterious ‘dark’ proteins that might play a big role in biology
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Thousands of dark proteins have been reclassified as peptideins and added to databases as a new category.
Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe The human genome contains around 20,000 genes that hold instructions for making working proteins, current estimates suggest. However, some scientists say there might be thousands more ‘dark proteins’ with unknown but potentially important roles in cells. Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 52 print issu
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