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Evolutionary aspects of peroxisomes as cell organelles, and of genes encoding peroxisomal proteins
Norbert LatruffeJoseph Vamecqsubject
OrganellesNuclear ProteinsReceptors Cytoplasmic and NuclearCell BiologyGeneral MedicinePlantsMitochondrionPeroxisomeBiologyMicrobodiesCell biologyEvolution MolecularGene Expression RegulationBiochemistryPhylogeneticsOrganellePeroxisomesAnimalsHumansMicrobodyReceptorTranscription factorGeneTranscription Factorsdescription
Peroxisomes are present in most eukaryotic cell types, and have different enzymatic content and metabolic functions throughout the life scale. The endosymbiotic origin of these DNA-devoid organelles is supported by evolutionary data concerning genes encoding not only most peroxisomal proteins, but also several transcriptional factors regulating their expression such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-02 | Biology of the Cell |