Term Name: signal peptide processing
Synonyms: leader peptide processing
Definition: The proteolytic removal of a signal peptide from a protein during or after transport to a specific location in the cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006465]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein processing
has subtype: SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane, signal sequence processing