The signal recognition particle (SRP), a ribonucleoprotein complex that is conserved across all organisms, is essential for cotranslational insertion of proteins into membranes. A three-dimensional structure of cpSRP43 provides insights into how plants have adapted the SRP for post-translational targeting of membrane proteins.
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Nussaume, L. Chloroplast SRP takes another road. Nat Chem Biol 4, 529–531 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0908-529
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