Crystal structures of mitochondrial processing peptidase reveal the mode for specific cleavage of import signal sequences.
Taylor, A.B., Smith, B.S., Kitada, S., Kojima, K., Miyaura, H., Otwinowski, Z., Ito, A., Deisenhofer, J.(2001) Structure 9: 615-625
- PubMed: 11470436 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00621-9
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1HR6, 1HR7, 1HR8, 1HR9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP) is a metalloendopeptidase that cleaves the N-terminal signal sequences of nuclear-encoded proteins targeted for transport from the cytosol to the mitochondria. Mitochondrial signal sequences vary in length and sequence, but each is cleaved at a single specific site by MPP ...