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Metabolic Interplay between Peroxisomes and Other Subcellular Organelles Including Mitochondria and the Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Wanders, Ronald J. A., Waterham, Hans R., Ferdinandusse, Sacha·2016·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

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Peroxisomes are unique subcellular organelles which play an indispensable role in several key metabolic pathways which include: (1.) etherphospholipid biosynthesis; (2.) fatty acid beta-oxidation; (3.) bile acid synthesis; (4.) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) synthesis; (5.) fatty acid alpha-oxidation; (6.) glyoxylate metabolism; (7.) amino acid degradation, and (8.) ROS/RNS metabolism. The importance of peroxisomes for human health and development is exemplified by the existence of a large number of inborn errors of peroxisome metabolism in which there is an impairment in one or more of the metabolic functions of peroxisomes. Although the clinical signs and symptoms of affected patients differ depending upon the enzyme which is deficient and the extent of the deficiency, the disorders involved are usually (very) severe diseases with neurological dysfunction and early death in many of them. With respect to the role of peroxisomes in metabolism it is clear that peroxisomes are dependent on the functional interplay with other subcellular organelles to sustain their role in metabolism. Indeed, whereas mitochondria can oxidize fatty acids all the way to CO2 and H2O, peroxisomes are only able to chain-shorten fatty acids and the end products of peroxisomal beta-oxidation need to be shuttled to mitochondria for full oxidation to CO2 and H2O. Furthermore, NADH is generated during beta-oxidation in peroxisomes and beta-oxidation can only continue if peroxisomes are equipped with a mechanism to reoxidize NADH back to NAD(+), which is now known to be mediated by specific NAD(H)-redox shuttles. In this paper we describe the current state of knowledge about the functional interplay between peroxisomes and other subcellular compartments notably the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum for each of the metabolic pathways in which peroxisomes are involved.

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  • All of these metabolites must be transferred into mitochondria for full β-oxidation into CO2 and H2O because peroxisomes lack a Krebs' cycle.

    “All of these metabolites must be transferred into mitochondria for full β-oxidation into CO2 and H2O because peroxisomes lack a Krebs’ cycle [162].”

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  1. Novikoff, 1964, The endoplasmatic reticulum in the golgi zone and its relation to microbodies, golgi apparatus and autophagic vacuoles in rat livers, J. Microsc., 3, 187

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Authors
Wanders, R. J. A., Waterham, H. R., & Ferdinandusse, S.
Affiliations
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Wanders, Ronald J. A.
Venue
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Published
2016-01-28
Volume
3
Pages
83-83
ISSN
2296-634X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2262335045
Cited by
366
References
88
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2026: 25 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 2 · 2012: 1
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2.91
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en
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  • European Commission (316723)
  • Hersenstichting (F2012(1)-102)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
peroxisomes, fatty acid beta-oxidation, NADH reoxidation, bile acid synthesis, glyoxylate metabolism, amino acid catabolism

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