A polyglycine stretch is necessary for proper targeting of the protein translocation channel precursor to the outer envelope membrane of chloroplasts

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 661-669

  Inoue, Kentaro ^a,b   Keegstra, Kenneth ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast targeting; Envelope membrane; Import; Polyglycine; Protein translocation channel; Toc75

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS;

CHLOROPLASTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLOROPLASTS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0038129640     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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