The targeting of the atToc159 preprotein receptor to the chloroplast outer membrane is mediated by its GTPase domain and is regulated by GTP

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 833-843

  Smith, Matthew D ^a   Hiltbrunner, Andreas ^b,c   Kessler, Felix ^b,c   Schnell, Danny J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis chloroplasts; GTP; Protein import; Receptor targeting; Toc translocon

Indexed keywords

ATTOC159 PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN TARGETING;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THERMOLYSIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0037049551     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200208017     Document Type: Article

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