Studies on protein processing for membrane-bound spinach leaf mitochondrial processing peptidase integrated into the cytochrome bc1 complex and the soluble rat liver matrix mitochondrial processing peptidase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-121

  Sjöling, Sara ^a   Waltner, Mary ^b   Kalousek, Frantisek ^c   Glaser, Elzbieta ^a   Weiner, Henry ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome bc1 complex; Mitochondrial processing peptidase; Protein import; Protein processing; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; LIVER; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT; SPINACH;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA PLUMBAGINIFOLIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0029955775     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0114r.x     Document Type: Article

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