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Protein key to cells' gene regulation needs a chaperone to do its job
September 30, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:

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Protein key to cells' gene regulation needs a chaperone to do its job

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A protein that's essential to every cell's ability to turn off unnecessary genes is well known for its key function of compacting genes and its connection to cancer when it undergoes mutation. But until now, scientists weren't quite sure how the protein gets where it needs . . .

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