| Type: | Family | Name: | Chloroplast protein import component Tic22 |
| Description: | Chloroplast function requires the import of nuclear encoded proteins from the cytoplasm across the chloroplast double membrane. This is accompished by two protein complexes, the Toc complex located at the outer membrane and the Tic complex loacted at the inner membrane []. The Toc complex recognises specific proteins by a cleavable N-terminal sequence and is primarily responsible for translocation through the outer membrane, while the Tic complex translocates the protein through the inner membrane.This entry represents Tic22, a core member of the Tic complex. It is believed to act as a link between both protein complexes, contacting the translocated protein in the intermembrane space after transport through the Toc complex, and directing it to the Tic complex []. | Short Name: | Tic22 |
