The mitochondrial processing peptidase: Function and specificity

Experientia

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1077-1082

  Luciano, P ^a   Geli V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Holoenzyme; Matrix targeting sequences; Metallopeptidases; Mitochondrial import; Processing; Zinc binding motif

Indexed keywords

ENZYME PRECURSOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; PEPTIDASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGUS; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

KINETICS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; METALLOPROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZINC;

EID: 0030453927     PISSN: 00144754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01952105     Document Type: Review

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