GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
protein import into mitochondrial matrix |
Acc: |
GO:0030150 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
The import of proteins across the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes into the matrix. Unfolded proteins enter the mitochondrial matrix with a chaperone protein; the information required to target the precursor protein from the cytosol to the mitochondrial matrix is contained within its N-terminal matrix-targeting sequence. Translocation of precursors to the matrix occurs at the rare sites where the outer and inner membranes are close together. |
Synonyms:
- mitochondrial matrix protein import
- protein transport into mitochondrial matrix
- mitochondrial translocation
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