title: Peroxisomes as dynamic organelles: peroxisome abundance in yeast.
abstract: Peroxisomes are cell organelles that are present in almost all eukaryotic cells and involved in a large range of metabolic pathways. The organelles are highly dynamic in nature: their number and enzyme content is highly variable and continuously adapts to prevailing environmental conditions. This review summarizes recent relevant developments in research on processes that are involved in the regulation of peroxisome abundance and maintenance. These processes include fission of the organelles, formation of new peroxisomes from the endoplasmic reticulum, autophagic degradation and segregation/inheritance during cell division.
authors.affiliation: Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saraya
authors.forename: Marten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veenhuis
authors.forename: Ida J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: van der Klei
mesh_terms: D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology*; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000502:physiology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000502:physiology*