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translocon

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translocon (plural translocons)

(biochemistry) A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol

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After passing through the TOC complex in the outer chloroplast membrane, polypeptides must pass through the TIC complex ( translocon on the inner chloroplast membrane) which is located in the inner chloroplast membrane. Source: Internet

At the plasma membrane, these two pathways deliver proteins to the SecYEG translocon for translocation. Source: Internet

There, the nascent protein is inserted into the translocon, a membrane-bound protein conducting channel composed of the Sec61 translocation complex in eukaryotes, and the homologous SecYEG complex in prokaryotes. Source: Internet

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