English: Schematic representation of thylakoid protein targeting pathways:
Toc and Tic: translocon of outer and inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts, respectively
1. SRP (signal recognition particle) pathway; required GTP and pH gradient as energy source
2. ΔpH/Tat pathway; requires pH gradient as energy source
3. Sec (secretory system) pathway; required ATP as energy source
not shown: spontaneous insertion of transmembrane proteins requiring no energy source
Chloroplast targeting peptide shown in yellow is cleaved off by a processing protease after entering the chloroplast. Thylakoid targeting peptide shown in blue may be cleaved off (lumenal proteins) or not (membrane proteins).
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17 April 2007 (original upload date)
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loosely based on Figure 1 from Gutensohn et al., 2006, J Plant Physiol 163: 333-347 (PMID16386331); created using Powerpoint;
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(Schematic representation of thylakoid protein targeting pathways: *Toc and Tic: translocon of outer and inner envelope membrane of chloroplasts, respectively *1. SRP (signal recognition particle) pathway; required GTP and pH gradient as energy source *2.)
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