Protein mistranslation: friend or foe?

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The translation of genes into functional proteins involves error. Mistranslation is a known cause of disease, but, surprisingly, recent studies suggest that certain organisms from all domains of life have evolved diverse pathways that increase their tolerance of translational error. Although the reason for these high error rates are not yet clear, evidence suggests that increased mistranslation may have a role in...

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