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Most proteins destined for uptake by the chloroplasts are synthesized with a ________________(a) removable C-terminal sequence(b) removable N-terminal sequence(c) removable hydrophobic tail(d) removable hydrophilic tailThis question was posed to me in a national level competition.The question is from Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems topic in portion Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems of Cell Biology

Answer» RIGHT choice is (b) removable N-terminal sequence

Best explanation: SIMILAR to the proteins taken up by mitochondria, proteins DESTINED for chloroplast are also synthesized with a removable N-terminal sequence, termed the transit peptide.


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