# signal peptide

> short peptide (usually 16-30 amino acids long) present at the N-terminus of the majority of newly synthesized proteins that are destined towards the secretory pathway

**Wikidata**: [Q899790](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899790)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_peptide)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/signal-peptide


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)