1985
A leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein.
Horwich A, Kalousek F, Mellman I, Rosenberg L. A leader peptide is sufficient to direct mitochondrial import of a chimeric protein. The EMBO Journal 1985, 4: 1129-1135. PMID: 3891325, PMCID: PMC554314, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03750.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric precursor proteinsMitochondrial importLeader peptideChimeric precursorsDihydrofolate reductaseMost mitochondrial proteinsPost-translational importMutant CHO cell linesCloned nucleotide sequencePrecursor proteinOrnithine transcarbamylaseCell-free systemCHO cell linesEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseMitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial localizationRegulatory elementsLeader sequenceNucleotide sequenceStable transformantsAdditional proteinsSelectable markerChimeric proteinLarger precursorIntact cells
1984
Structure and Expression of a Complementary DNA for the Nuclear Coded Precursor of Human Mitochondrial Ornithine Transcarbamylase
Horwich A, Fenton W, Williams K, Kalousek F, Kraus J, Doolittle R, Konigsberg W, Rosenberg L. Structure and Expression of a Complementary DNA for the Nuclear Coded Precursor of Human Mitochondrial Ornithine Transcarbamylase. Science 1984, 224: 1068-1074. PMID: 6372096, DOI: 10.1126/science.6372096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplementary DNALeader peptideOrnithine transcarbamylaseAmino-terminal leader peptideMost mitochondrial proteinsComplete primary structureHuman ornithine transcarbamylaseFree cytoplasmic ribosomesMitochondrial matrix enzymeCultured HeLa cellsMitochondrial proteinsCytoplasmic ribosomesRegulatory elementsNucleotide sequenceStable transformantsMatrix enzymeAsparagine residuesAcidic residuesLarger precursorMature formPrimary structureProtein occursHeLa cellsEscherichia coliAmino acids