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Monitoring Stub1-Mediated Pexophagy
Published on: May 12, 2023
Peroxisome biogenesis, protein targeting mechanisms and PEX gene functions in plants
Laura L Cross1, Heba Talat Ebeed2, Alison Baker3
1School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Peroxisomes play diverse and important roles in plants. The functions of peroxisomes are dependent upon their steady state protein composition which in turn reflects the balance of formation and turnover of the organelle. Protein import and turnover of constituent peroxisomal proteins are controlled by the state of cell growth and environment. The evolutionary origin of the peroxisome and the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in peroxisome biogenesis are discussed, as informed by studies of the trafficking of peroxisome membrane proteins. The process of matrix protein import in plants and its similarities and differences with peroxisomes in other organisms is presented and discussed in the context of peroxin distribution across the green plants.
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