The cleavage of peptide bonds in proteins, usually near the N terminus, contributing to the process of import into the mitochondrion. Several different peptidases mediate cleavage of proteins destined for different mitochondrial compartments. [GOC:mcc, PMID:12191769]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
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