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Peroxisomes: surprisingly versatile organelles
Marten Veenhuis1, Ida J van der Klei
1Eukaryotic Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands. M.Veenhuis@biol.rug.nl
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
|September 11, 2002
Abstract:
Peroxisome development is a dynamic process that is not yet completely understood. We use the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha as model in our studies on peroxisome homeostasis. Cells of this species may contain different types of peroxisomes that differ in protein composition and capacity to incorporate matrix proteins. This protein import machinery is highly flexible and can accommodate unfolded and complex folded proteins.