This transit peptide sequence is derived from plant sequences
obtained from corn and sunflower ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate
carboxylase oxygenase (RuBisCo), an enzyme present in all
photosynthetic plants.
The optimised transit peptide (OTP) sequence directs translocation
of the protein to chloroplasts, where the protein is functionally
active.
Reference: Lebrun M, Leroux B, Sailland A, inventors. March 14,
1992. Gène chimère pour la transformation des plantes. European
patent application Patent Application No. EP 508909.
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