presequence
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presequence
an alternative name for
- signal peptide.
- transport sequence (of a protein imported into mitochondria), especially in those instances where the sequence is not removed by proteolytic cleavage prior to translocation through the membrane, but is removed at its final destination.
| presenilin, presecretory polypeptide, prereplication complex | |
| pressor, pressure, pressure dialysis |
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