Stromal processing peptidase binds transit peptides and initiates their ATP-dependent turnover in chloroplasts

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  Richter, Stefan ^a   Lamppa, Gayle K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Metallopeptidase; Protein degradation; Stromal processing peptidase; Transit peptide

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHELATING AGENTS; CHLOROPLASTS; ETHYLMALEIMIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENANTHROLINES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033523765     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.1.33     Document Type: Article

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