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Peroxisome assembly in yeast
Author(s) -
Veenhuis Marten,
Kiel Jan A.K.W.,
Van der Klei Ida J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.10323
Subject(s) - peroxisome , endomembrane system , organelle , biology , organism , microbiology and biotechnology , population , yeast , computational biology , biochemistry , endoplasmic reticulum , genetics , gene , golgi apparatus , demography , sociology
Peroxisomes are essential organelles that may be involved in various functions, dependent on organism, cell type, developmental stage of the cell, and the environment. Until recently, peroxisomes were viewed as a class of static organelles that developed by growth and fission from pre‐existing organelles. Recent observations have challenged this view by providing evidence that peroxisomes may be part of the endomembrane system and constitute a highly dynamic population of organelles that arises and is removed upon environmental demands. Additionally, evidence is now accumulating that peroxisomes may arise by alternative methods. This review summarizes relevant recent data on this subject. In addition, the progress in the understanding of the principles of the peroxisomal matrix protein import machinery is discussed. Microsc. Res. Tech. 61:139–150, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.