Import and processing of proteins by castor bean leucoplasts

Claire Halpin, Janet E. Musgrove, J. Michael Lord, Colin Robinson

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Abstract

The precursor of plastocyanin, a thylakoid lumen protein, is imported by castor bean leucoplasts and processed to an intermediate form by a stromal processing peptidase of similar properties and specificity to the corresponding chloroplast enzyme. No further maturation is observed, indicating that the internal protein transport and maturation system present in the chloroplast is absent in leucoplasts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-34
Number of pages3
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume258
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 1989

Keywords

  • Chloroplast
  • Leucoplast
  • Processing
  • Protein transport
  • Thylakoid lumen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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