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 cleavageTranscarbamoylaseResiduesMitochondriaA cDNA clone for the precursor of rat mitochondrial ornithine transcarbamylase: comparison of rat and human leader sequences and conservation of catalytic sites
Kraus J, Hodges P, Williamson C, Horwich A, Kalousek F, Williams K, Rosenberg L. A cDNA clone for the precursor of rat mitochondrial ornithine transcarbamylase: comparison of rat and human leader sequences and conservation of catalytic sites. Nucleic Acids Research 1985, 13: 943-952. PMID: 3839075, PMCID: PMC341044, DOI: 10.1093/nar/13.3.943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequenceLeader sequenceAcid sequenceBasic residuesAmino-terminal leader sequenceE. coliComplete sequence homologyAmino acid residuesProtein sequence dataOrnithine transcarbamylaseCDNA clonesSequence dataDNA complementaryOrnithine transcarbamylasesSequence homologyEntire proteinHuman enzymeAcid residuesTranscarbamylasesComplementary DNAAmino acidsMessenger RNARat enzymeNucleotidesCatalytic site