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THE JOURNEY OF THE PROTEINS STARTS
AT CELL SIGNALIZATION

After all the required processes are completed, the proteins
are now ready for use. These valuable protein molecules must be
transported to the location without suffering any damage. But
how? The answer to that question is not yet fully understood.
From what is known of the process, it is astonishingly com-

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Proteins produced inside the cell do not remain where they
are produced. Otherwise, it would lead to a system that con-
stantly produces products that go to waste. On the contrary, just

as in all other living systems, there is a flawless perfection in the
production of proteins. Every new protein produced is carried
by special means to where it will either be used or stored. For ex-
ample, proteins to be dispatched outside of the cell, those to be
used in the mitochondria -the organelle in charge of producing
energy- and those to be used in the nuclear membrane or cyto-

plasmic membrane—are all carried to their destinations by dif-
ferent mechanisms. These special mechanisms and routes re-
sponsible for transportation of proteins to relevant destinations
are known as protein targeting systems. These systems’ knowl-
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edge of which protein is to go where is a miracle by itself. The
determination of the means of transport according to the desti-
nation, packaging, and the support from enzymes to keep the
protein from damage en route—all are feats that create utter
amazement.
Günter Blobel and David Sabatini spent many years re-

searching this subject, and were rewarded with a Nobel Prize in
1999. They were amazed to discover that to be able to reach their
destinations the newly produced proteins used a special amino