OBSOLETE. The translocation of proteins across the mitochondrial membrane. In the presence of a translocating chain, the outer membrane import machinery (MOM complex) and the inner membrane import machinery (MIM complex) form translocation contact sites as a part of the membrane preprotein import machinery.
Source:PMID:7600576
Comment
This term was made obsolete because its definition was equivalent to that of the biological process term 'mitochondrial matrix protein import ; GO:0030150' while the mitochondrial translocation has a broader meaning; this led to mis-annotation.
