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Abstract
In a recent issue of Molecular Cell, Fesenko et al.1 report a systematic investigation of intergenic regions within Enterobacteriaceae, shedding light on a vast, unexplored microprotein landscape that has been overlooked in well-characterized bacterial genomes.
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Molecular Cell is a companion to Cell, the leading journal of biology and the highest-impact journal in the world. Launched in December 1997 and published monthly. Molecular Cell is dedicated to publishing cutting-edge research in molecular biology, focusing on fundamental cellular processes. The journal encompasses a wide range of topics, including DNA replication, recombination, and repair; Chromatin biology and genome organization; Transcription; RNA processing and decay; Non-coding RNA function; Translation; Protein folding, modification, and quality control; Signal transduction pathways; Cell cycle and checkpoints; Cell death; Autophagy; Metabolism.