Arginine in the leader peptide is required for both import and proteolytic cleavage of a mitochondrial precursor.
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Rosenberg L. Arginine in the leader peptide is required for both import and proteolytic cleavage of a mitochondrial precursor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 4930-4933. PMID: 3895227, PMCID: PMC390471, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.15.4930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeader peptideOrnithine transcarbamoylaseImport of precursorsMost mitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial matrix fractionOverall amino acid compositionMitochondrial matrix enzymeMitochondrial precursorsMitochondrial proteinsSubunit precursorAmino acid compositionBasic arginine residuesBasic residuesMatrix enzymeGlycine residueLarger precursorArginine residuesMatrix fractionIntact mitochondriaNH2-terminalDependent proteaseProteolytic cleavageTranscarbamoylaseResiduesMitochondria