transit_peptide

Term ID

SO:0000725

Synonyms

• INSDC_feature:transit_peptide
• signal
• transit
• transit peptide

Definition

The transit_peptide is a short region at the N-terminus of the peptide that directs the protein to an organelle (chloroplast, mitochondrion, microbody or cyanelle). http://www.insdc.org/files/feature_table.html

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology