title: Evolutionary aspects of peroxisomes as cell organelles, and of genes encoding peroxisomal proteins.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université de Bourgogne, LBMC, Dijon, France. latruffe@u-bourgogne.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Latruffe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vamecq
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008830:Microbodies / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015388:Organelles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors