Peroxisome biogenesis, membrane contact sites, and quality control

JC Farré, SS Mahalingam, M Proietto, S Subramani - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Peroxisomes are conserved organelles of eukaryotic cells with important roles in cellular
metabolism, human health, redox homeostasis, as well as intracellular metabolite transfer …

The industrial yeast Pichia pastoris is converted from a heterotroph into an autotroph capable of growth on CO2

T Gassler, M Sauer, B Gasser, M Egermeier… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is widely used in the manufacture of industrial
enzymes and pharmaceuticals. Like most biotechnological production hosts, P. pastoris is …

The peroxisome biogenesis factors Pex3 and Pex19: multitasking proteins with disputed functions

RLM Jansen, IJ van der Klei - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP) Pex3 and its cytosolic interaction partner Pex19
have been implicated in peroxisomal membrane biogenesis. Although these peroxins have …

ESCRT-III is required for scissioning new peroxisomes from the endoplasmic reticulum

FD Mast, T Herricks, KM Strehler, LR Miller… - Journal of Cell …, 2018 - rupress.org
Dynamic control of peroxisome proliferation is integral to the peroxisome's many functions.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) serves as a source of preperoxisomal vesicles (PPVs) that …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty Liver Due to Increased de novo Lipogenesis: Alterations in the Hepatic Peroxisomal Proteome

B Knebel, P Fahlbusch, M Dille, N Wahlers… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) caused by ectopic lipid accumulation,
lipotoxicity is a crucial molecular risk factor. Mechanisms to eliminate lipid overflow can …

Peroxisomes contribute to oxidative stress in neurons during doxorubicin-based chemotherapy

JF Moruno-Manchon, NE Uzor, SR Kesler… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin, a commonly used anti-neoplastic agent, causes severe neurotoxicity.
Doxorubicin promotes thinning of the brain cortex and accelerates brain aging, leading to …

Melatonin-Nrf2 signaling activates peroxisomal activities in porcine cumulus cell-oocyte complexes

EH Kim, MR Ridlo, BC Lee, GA Kim - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin and Nrf2 signaling synergistically improve mammalian oocyte maturation and
embryonic development. Furthermore, previous studies have suggested an interplay …

A new yeast peroxin, Pex36, a functional homolog of mammalian PEX16, functions in the ER-to-peroxisome traffic of peroxisomal membrane proteins

JC Farré, K Carolino, V Stasyk, OG Stasyk… - Journal of molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Peroxisomal membrane proteins (PMPs) traffic to peroxisomes by two mechanisms: direct
insertion from the cytosol into the peroxisomal membrane and indirect trafficking to …

Peroxisome-based metabolic engineering for biomanufacturing and agriculture

S Song, C Ye, Y Jin, H Dai, J Hu, J Lian, R Pan - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
Subcellular compartmentalization of metabolic pathways plays a crucial role in metabolic
engineering. The peroxisome has emerged as a highly valuable and promising …

Peroxisome prognostications: Exploring the birth, life, and death of an organelle

FD Mast, RA Rachubinski, JD Aitchison - Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 - rupress.org
Peroxisomes play a central role in human health and have biochemical properties that
promote their use in many biotechnology settings. With a primary role in lipid metabolism …