Pathway specificity for a ΔpH-dependent precursor thylakoid lumen protein is governed by a 'Sec-avoidance' motif in the transfer peptide and a 'Sec-incompatible' mature protein

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 3851-3859

  Bogsch, Erik ^a   Brink, Susanne ^a   Robinson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Protein transport; Signal peptide; Thylakoid membrane

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THYLAKOID; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHLOROPLASTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS;

EID: 0030976930     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.13.3851     Document Type: Article

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