Efficient mitochondrial targeting relies on co-operation of multiple protein signals in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 741-749

  Chatre, Laurent ^a   Matheson, Loren A ^a   Jack, Andrew S ^a   Hanton, Sally L ^a   Brandizzi, Federica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plant mitochondria; Secretory pathway; Targeting signals

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETICS; GOLGI COMPLEX; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI APPARATUS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 62349096841     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern319     Document Type: Article

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