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. 2014 Apr 15;28(8):902–911. doi: 10.1101/gad.238394.114

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Figure 6. — Relationship between proteolysis levels and cellular fitness. DegP proteolysis at a high enough level to protect cells from proteotoxic stress is required for fitness, but excessive degradation is harmful.