Title |
Plant Peroxisomes: Biogenesis and Function
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Published in |
Plant Cell, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1105/tpc.112.096586 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jianping Hu, Alison Baker, Bonnie Bartel, Nicole Linka, Robert T. Mullen, Sigrun Reumann, Bethany K. Zolman |
Abstract |
Peroxisomes are eukaryotic organelles that are highly dynamic both in morphology and metabolism. Plant peroxisomes are involved in numerous processes, including primary and secondary metabolism, development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Considerable progress has been made in the identification of factors involved in peroxisomal biogenesis, revealing mechanisms that are both shared with and diverged from non-plant systems. Furthermore, recent advances have begun to reveal an unexpectedly large plant peroxisomal proteome and have increased our understanding of metabolic pathways in peroxisomes. Coordination of the biosynthesis, import, biochemical activity, and degradation of peroxisomal proteins allows for highly dynamic responses of peroxisomal metabolism to meet the needs of a plant. Knowledge gained from plant peroxisomal research will be instrumental to fully understanding the organelle's dynamic behavior and defining peroxisomal metabolic networks, thus allowing the development of molecular strategies for rational engineering of plant metabolism, biomass production, stress tolerance, and pathogen defense. |
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Australia | 1 | 20% |
Curaçao | 1 | 20% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
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Scientists | 3 | 60% |
Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
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Germany | 4 | 1% |
Brazil | 3 | <1% |
India | 2 | <1% |
Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Singapore | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 63 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 61 | 16% |
Student > Master | 41 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 4% |
Other | 44 | 12% |
Unknown | 79 | 21% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 81 | 21% |
Environmental Science | 7 | 2% |
Chemistry | 3 | <1% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | <1% |
Other | 13 | 3% |
Unknown | 88 | 23% |