The physiological functions of human peroxisomes

RJA Wanders, M Baes, D Ribeiro… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles that play a central role in human physiology by
catalyzing a range of unique metabolic functions. The importance of peroxisomes for human …

Organelle-specific autophagy in inflammatory diseases: a potential therapeutic target underlying the quality control of multiple organelles

RQ Yao, C Ren, ZF Xia, YM Yao - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The structural integrity and functional stability of organelles are prerequisites for the viability
and responsiveness of cells. Dysfunction of multiple organelles is critically involved in the …

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 cell biology of the retinal pigment epithelium

A Lakkaraju, A Umapathy, LX Tan, L Daniele… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a monolayer of post-mitotic polarized epithelial cells,
strategically situated between the photoreceptors and the choroid, is the primary caretaker of …

PEX5 translocation into and out of peroxisomes drives matrix protein import

ML Skowyra, TA Rapoport - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles whose dysfunction causes fatal human diseases.
Most peroxisomal enzymes are imported from the cytosol by the receptor PEX5, which …

ATM functions at the peroxisome to induce pexophagy in response to ROS

J Zhang, DN Tripathi, J Jing, A Alexander, J Kim… - Nature cell …, 2015 - nature.com
Peroxisomes are highly metabolic, autonomously replicating organelles that generate
reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a by-product of fatty acid β-oxidation. Consequently, cells …

[HTML][HTML] Human disorders of peroxisome metabolism and biogenesis

HR Waterham, S Ferdinandusse… - Biochimica Et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Peroxisomes are dynamic organelles that play an essential role in a variety of cellular
catabolic and anabolic metabolic pathways, including fatty acid alpha-and beta-oxidation …

Mammalian Atg2 proteins are essential for autophagosome formation and important for regulation of size and distribution of lipid droplets

AKG Velikkakath, T Nishimura, E Oita… - Molecular biology of …, 2012 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Macroautophagy is an intracellular degradation system by which cytoplasmic materials are
enclosed by the autophagosome and delivered to the lysosome. Autophagosome formation …

A deep proteomics perspective on CRM1-mediated nuclear export and nucleocytoplasmic partitioning

K Kırlı, S Karaca, HJ Dehne, M Samwer, KT Pan… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
CRM1 is a highly conserved, RanGTPase-driven exportin that carries proteins and RNPs
from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. We now explored the cargo-spectrum of CRM1 in depth …

Peroxisome quality control and dysregulated lipid metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases

DS Jo, NY Park, DH Cho - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
In recent decades, the role of the peroxisome in physiology and disease conditions has
become increasingly important. Together with the mitochondria and other cellular …