Concept information
Preferred term
signal peptide
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Amino acid sequences found in transported proteins that selectively guide the distribution of the proteins to specific cellular compartments.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- leader peptide
- leader signal peptides
- peptide leader sequences
- peptide signal sequences
- protein sorting signals
- signal sequence
- signal sequences
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7774
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