Term Name: protein targeting to mitochondrion
Synonyms: mitochondrial protein import, mitochondrial translocation, protein import into mitochondrion, protein targeting to mitochondria, protein-mitochondrial targeting
Definition: The process of directing proteins towards and into the mitochondrion, usually mediated by mitochondrial proteins that recognize signals contained within the imported protein.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006626]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: protein import into mitochondrial intermembrane space protein import into mitochondrial matrix protein insertion into mitochondrial inner membrane protein insertion into mitochondrial outer membrane protein processing involved in protein targeting to mitochondrion
is a type of: establishment of protein localization to mitochondrion protein targeting
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of protein targeting to mitochondrion
positively regulated by: positive regulation of protein targeting to mitochondrion
regulated by: regulation of protein targeting to mitochondrion