Mitochondria-targeting sequence, a multi-role sorting sequence recognized at all steps of protein import into mitochondria

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1010-1016

  Omura, Tsuneo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Mitochondria import stimulation factor; Mitochondria targeting sequence; Mitochondrial protein import; Processing peptidase

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031799733     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022036     Document Type: Review

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