Rationale: Gene expression profiles have been mainly determined by analysis of transcript abundance. However, these analyses cannot capture posttranscriptional gene expression control at the level of translation, which is a key step in the regulation of gene expression, as evidenced by the fact that transcript levels often poorly correlate with protein levels. Furthermore, genome-wide transcript profiling of distinct cell types is challenging due to the fact that lysates from tissues always represent a mixture of cells.
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