Peroxisomes: another branch of the secretory pathway?
The question of whether new peroxisomes form autonomously has been a subject of debate for more than 30 years. In this issue of Cell, Hoepfner at al. (2005) present the most compelling evidence to date in support of a role for the endoplasmic reticulum in the creation of peroxisomes.
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D000074401:Peroxins; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
D008565:Membrane Proteins; C070895:PEX3 protein, S cerevisiae; D000074401:Peroxins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins