The signal peptide can be cleaved either co- or post-translationally. For this reason, we do not use the derives_from relation when defining protein forms lacking the signal peptide (because the precursor form might not yet exist at the time of removal).

The signal peptide can be cleaved either co- or post-translationally. For this reason, we do not use the derives_from relation when defining protein forms lacking the signal peptide (because the precursor form might not yet exist at the time of removal).

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signal peptide

sequence

signal

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signal_peptide