Genes of a Cell Are Like the 88 Keys of a Piano

Extensive protein interaction network controls gene regulation

The genes of a cell are like the 88 keys of a piano. To play chords and music, however, the keys must be activated in exact combinations by a pianist’s hands. Those hands represent the coregulators of a cell that simultaneously and precisely activate genes to produce all of the cell’s functions.

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