The ins and outs of peroxisomes: co-ordination of membrane transport and peroxisomal metabolism.
Peroxisomes perform a range of metabolic functions which require the movement of substrates, co-substrates, cofactors and metabolites across the peroxisomal membrane. In this review, we discuss the evidence for and against specific transport systems involved in peroxisomal metabolism and how these operate to co-ordinate biochemical reactions within the peroxisome with those in other compartments of the cell.
Rottensteiner
Hanspeter
H
Medical Faculty of the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Section of Systems Biochemistry, 44780 Bochum, Germany. Hanspeter.Rottensteiner@rub.de
Theodoulou
Frederica L
FL
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism