Chapter 19, Problem 5Q

Summary Introduction

To review:

The way through which plastocyanin associated with the inner surface of the thylakoid membrane (in chloroplast) is transported and processed, and the transport structures and enzyme activities associated with it.

Introduction:

Protein sorting or targeting can be defined as the process through which proteins are exported to their destination organelles. They can be targeted to the plasma membrane, exterior of the cell, and inner space of an organelle. Proteins contain information, which is used for targeting.