Peroxisomal biogenesis is genetically and biochemically linked to carbohydrate metabolism in Drosophila and mouse.

Peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD) are a group of multi-system human diseases due to mutations in the PEX genes that are responsible for peroxisome assembly and function. These disorders lead to global defects in peroxisomal function and result in severe brain, liver, bone and kidney disease. In...

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Main Authors: Michael F Wangler, Yu-Hsin Chao, Vafa Bayat, Nikolaos Giagtzoglou, Abhijit Babaji Shinde, Nagireddy Putluri, Cristian Coarfa, Taraka Donti, Brett H Graham, Joseph E Faust, James A McNew, Ann Moser, Marco Sardiello, Myriam Baes, Hugo J Bellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5480855?pdf=render