Simple prerequisite of presequence for mitochondrial protein import in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae
Riko Hirata, Yuko Mogi, Kohei Takahashi, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Yamato Yoshida
The paper investigates mitochondrial protein import in Cyanidioschyzon merolae by designing synthetic targeting peptides and showing that basic residues and specific amino acid composition are sufficient for import, with a simplified authentication mechanism involving TOM22.
Journal of Cell Science · Jun 28, 2024Peer-reviewedCell Biology