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protein processing involved in protein targeting to mitochondrion
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The cleavage of peptide bonds in proteins, usually near the N terminus, contributing to the process of import into the mitochondrion. Several different peptidases mediate cleavage of proteins destined for different mitochondrial compartments. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12191769 ]
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Label
protein processing involved in protein targeting to mitochondrion
has broad synonym
mitochondrial processing
has obo namespace
biological_process
has related synonym
mitochondrial protein processing during import
id
GO:0006627