A vast pool of microproteins encoded by long non-coding RNAs in plants
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Physcomitrella Picea Abies
TISSUE(S): Plant Cell, Protonema
SUBMITTER: 
Igor Fesenko
LAB HEAD: Igor Fesenko
PROVIDER: PXD025267 | Pride | 2021-10-05
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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