Signal peptide-binding drug as a selective inhibitor of co-translational protein translocation.
In eukaryotic cells, surface expression of most type I transmembrane proteins requires translation and simultaneous insertion of the precursor protein into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane for subsequent routing to the cell surface. This co-translational translocation pathway is initiated whe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002011 |