Chemicals and Drugs

Protein Sorting Signals

Amino acid sequences found in transported proteins that selectively guide the distribution of the proteins to specific cellular compartments.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Amino acid sequences found in transported proteins that selectively guide the distribution of the proteins to specific cellular compartments.

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35 entry terms
  • Protein Sorting Signal
  • Signal, Protein Sorting
  • Signals, Protein Sorting
  • Sorting Signal, Protein
  • Sorting Signals, Protein
  • Leader Peptide
  • Leader Sequences, Peptide
  • Leader Signal Peptides
  • Peptide Leader Sequences
  • Peptide Signal Sequences
  • Signal Peptide
  • Signal Peptides
  • Signal Sequence, Peptide
  • Signal Sequences
  • Signal Sequences, Peptide
  • Leader Peptides
  • Leader Sequence, Peptide
  • Leader Signal Peptide
  • Peptide Leader Sequence
  • Peptide Signal Sequence
  • Peptide, Leader
  • Peptide, Leader Signal
  • Peptide, Signal
  • Peptides, Leader
  • Peptides, Leader Signal
  • Peptides, Signal
  • Sequence, Peptide Leader
  • Sequence, Peptide Signal
  • Sequence, Signal
  • Sequences, Peptide Leader
  • Sequences, Peptide Signal
  • Sequences, Signal
  • Signal Peptide, Leader
  • Signal Peptides, Leader
  • Signal Sequence

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2001(1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protein Sorting Signals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D021382. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D021382
  2. Protein Sorting Signals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71239509