Sindy Escobar-Alvarez et al.
Molecular and cellular biology, 30(21), 5099-5109 (2010-09-02)
Deformylases are metalloproteases in bacteria, plants, and humans that remove the N-formyl-methionine off peptides in vitro. The human homolog of peptide deformylase (HsPDF) resides in the mitochondria, along with its putative formylated substrates; however, the cellular function of HsPDF remains