GO biological process ontology term - GO:0045048 - protein insertion into ER membrane
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0045048
- Name
- protein insertion into ER membrane
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The process that results in incorporation of a protein into an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. It depends on specific topogenic sequences of amino acids that ensure that a protein acquires the proper orientation during its insertion into the ER membrane.