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Signal recognition particle
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<p>The signal recognition particle (SRP) is an abundant, cytosolic, universally conserved <a href="/facts/Ribonucleoprotein/S07sU6hq">ribonucleoprotein</a> (<a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">protein</a>-<a href="/facts/RNA/HxPeNfNj">RNA</a> complex) that recognizes and targets specific proteins to the <a href="/facts/Endoplasmic_reticulum/DVbLA7GE">endoplasmic reticulum</a> in <a href="/facts/Eukaryote/SkwyPLMA">eukaryotes</a> and the <a href="/facts/Plasma_membrane/vAXSD0DT">plasma membrane</a> in <a href="/facts/Prokaryote/oYyvaDDH">prokaryotes</a>. </p>