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 …

Understanding cellular redox homeostasis: A challenge for precision medicine

V Tretter, B Hochreiter, ML Zach, K Krenn… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Living organisms use a large repertoire of anabolic and catabolic reactions to maintain their
physiological body functions, many of which include oxidation and reduction of substrates …

Peroxisome biogenesis disorders in the Zellweger spectrum: An overview of current diagnosis, clinical manifestations, and treatment guidelines

NE Braverman, GV Raymond, WB Rizzo… - Molecular genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Peroxisome biogenesis disorders in the Zellweger spectrum (PBD-ZSD) are a
heterogeneous group of genetic disorders caused by mutations in PEX genes responsible …

Zellweger spectrum disorders: clinical overview and management approach

FCC Klouwer, K Berendse, S Ferdinandusse… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2015 - Springer
Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) represent the major subgroup within the peroxisomal
biogenesis disorders caused by defects in PEX genes. The Zellweger spectrum is a clinical …

The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism

F Di Cara, S Savary, WJ Kovacs, P Kim… - Trends in Cell …, 2023 - cell.com
Peroxisomes are essential metabolic organelles, well known for their roles in the
metabolism of complex lipids and reactive ionic species. In the past 10 years, peroxisomes …

[HTML][HTML] Malnutrition-associated liver steatosis and ATP depletion is caused by peroxisomal and mitochondrial dysfunction

T van Zutphen, J Ciapaite, VW Bloks, C Ackereley… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Severe malnutrition in young children is associated with signs of hepatic
dysfunction such as steatosis and hypoalbuminemia, but its etiology is unknown …

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 …

Peroxisomal lactate dehydrogenase is generated by translational readthrough in mammals

F Schueren, T Lingner, R George, J Hofhuis, C Dickel… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Translational readthrough gives rise to low abundance proteins with C-terminal extensions
beyond the stop codon. To identify functional translational readthrough, we estimated the …

[HTML][HTML] No peroxisome is an island—peroxisome contact sites

N Shai, M Schuldiner, E Zalckvar - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to optimize their multiple cellular functions, peroxisomes must collaborate and
communicate with the surrounding organelles. A common way of communication between …

Autophagy as a cellular stress response mechanism in the nervous system

N Peker, D Gozuacik - Journal of molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cells of an organism face with various types of insults during their lifetime. Exposure to
toxins, metabolic problems, ischaemia/reperfusion, physical trauma, genetic diseases …