Targeting of nucleus-encoded proteins to chloroplasts in plants.

Most chloroplast proteins are encoded in the nucleus and synthesized on free, cytosolic ribosomes in precursor form. Each precursor has an amino-terminal extension called a transit peptide, which directs the protein through a post-translational targeting pathway and is removed upon arrival inside th...

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Главный автор: Jarvis, P
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2008