Term Information

Accession
GO:0006605
Name
protein targeting
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
nascent polypeptide association, protein sorting along secretory pathway
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process of targeting specific proteins to particular regions of the cell, typically membrane-bounded subcellular organelles. Usually requires an organelle specific protein sequence motif. Source: GOC:ma
Comment
Note that protein targeting encompasses the transport of the protein to the specified location, and may also include additional steps such as protein processing.
History
See term history for GO:0006605 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_chembl
goslim_yeast
goslim_pombe
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Parents of protein targeting (GO:0006605)
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protein targeting [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular protein transport (GO:0006886)
Children of protein targeting (GO:0006605)
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protein targeting to membrane (GO:0006612) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
protein targeting to chloroplast (GO:0045036) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
regulation of protein targeting (GO:1903533) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  protein targeting
protein targeting to Golgi apparatus (GO:0140450) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
protein targeting to mitochondrion (GO:0006626) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
protein targeting to ER (GO:0045047) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
protein targeting to vacuole (GO:0006623) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
protein targeting to peroxisome (GO:0006625) [is_a relation] is_a  protein targeting
Wikipedia
Protein_targeting