过氧化物酶体生物发生研究进展

过氧化物酶体是存在于真核细胞中的一种亚细胞器,主要功能是参与脂肪酸等脂质的代谢过程和氧化应激的调节。近年来研究发现,多种疾病都与过氧化物酶体的生物发生异常有关。过氧化物酶体的生物发生指过氧化物酶体的形成过程,包括从头合成和分裂增殖两条途径。两条途径中,参与过氧化物酶体生物发生的蛋白质,即peroxin(PEX)的基因发生突变,会导致过氧化物酶体生成障碍,引起疾病的发生。因此,就过氧化物酶体生物发生的研究进展进行综述,有助于为相关疾病的诊断和治疗提供参考和依据。     

PEX基因在过氧化物酶体形成及真菌致病性中的作用

过氧化物酶体(peroxisomes)是一类真核生物中普遍存在的细胞器,参与β-氧化、乙醛酸循环等多种重要的生化代谢。研究表明,过氧化物酶体在植物病原真菌侵染寄主过程中具有着举足轻重的作用。参与过氧化物酶体形成与增殖的基因,通常称为PEX基因。近年来,越来越多的PEX基因在植物病原真菌中得到鉴定,真菌过氧化物酶体的形成机制及其在植物病原真菌生长发育和致病过程中的作用越来越受到研究者的关注。本文围绕PEX 基因在过氧化物酶体形成中的作用、对过氧化物酶体相关生化代谢的影响,以及与植物病原真菌生长发育和致病性的关系进行了综述,以期为植物病原真菌致病机理研究和病害防控提供借鉴和参考。     

酵母过氧化物酶体的形成机制

过氧化物酶体是细胞中一种重要的细胞器.过氧化物酶体在细胞功能的发挥和人体健康方面有着重要作用.目前,以酵母过氧化物酶体为模型,研究过氧化物酶体的形成机制是研究热点.从过氧化物酶体起源、生成方式介绍最新研究进展,总结在酵母细胞中参与过氧化物酶体形成的必需基因(pex),及其编码Peroxin蛋白在过氧化物酶体形成过程中的...     

稻瘟病菌过氧化物酶体产生与降解的关键基因

过氧化物酶体(peroxisomes)是真核细胞中一类单层膜包被的细胞器,参与多种生化代谢.过氧化物酶体起源于内质网,过氧化物酶体形成相关的蛋白称为Peroxin,其编码基因通常写作PEX.细胞中过氧化物酶体的选择性消解称为过氧化物酶体自噬(pexophagy).参与细胞自噬(autophagy)的基因(ATG)大多参与过氧化物酶体自噬.近年来,丝状真菌中过氧化物酶体形成与降解机制的研究进展迅速,相关基因不断被鉴定.本文对相关研究进行了简要评述,并以稻瘟病菌为例,对丝状真菌基因组中可能的PEX和ATG基因进行了检索.发现稻瘟病菌中存在除PEX15,PEX17,PEX18,PEX21,PEX22,ATG19,ATG25,ATG30和ATG31之外的大多数PEX和ATG基因;同时,还存在多个丝状真菌特有的基因.说明过氧化物酶体的产生与消解在酵母、丝状真菌与哺乳动物之间相对保守,同时又各具特性.     

过氧化物酶体与病原真菌的致病性

过氧化物酶体(Peroxisome)是一类单层膜的细胞器,普遍存在于各种真核细胞中。过氧化物酶体是丰富的酶库,含有至少50种酶类,参与生物体的多种生理代谢过程,如乙醛酸循环、脂肪酸的β-氧化及活性氧的调节等。近年来,日益增多的研究表明过氧化物酶体和病原真菌的乙醛酸循环及脂肪酸的β-氧化功能的发挥密切相关,并影响病原真菌的致病性。总结过氧化物酶体中酶的种类和功能,评述过氧化物酶体与乙醛酸循环、脂肪酸β-氧化和病原真菌致病性的关系。     

过氧化物酶体降解与疾病

过氧化物酶体是细胞中一种参与脂肪酸代谢、缩醛磷脂合成和氧化应激等功能的细胞器,其数量会根据细胞和细胞所处微环境的不同而发生变化,这种变化又与过氧化物酶体本身的降解密切相关.虽然一直以来,过氧化物酶体都被线粒体的光芒所掩盖,但是近年来,随着过氧化物酶体研究的逐渐增多,人们对于过氧化物酶体的降解也有了更全面的了解.本文主要...     

真菌Peroxins蛋白的性质和功能

过氧化物酶体(Peroxisome)是普遍存在于各种真核细胞中的一类单层膜的细胞器,其内所含的各种酶在细胞的生理代谢过程中发挥着重要作用。目前,在真菌中已报道30多种参与过氧化物酶体的组装、分化和遗传调控的蛋白,这些蛋白被称为Peroxins(编码基因为PEX,编码的蛋白为Pexp)。Peroxins还参与真菌的乙醛酸循环和脂肪酸代谢,并与真菌的致病性密切相关。近年来,随着基因组测序技术的发展和新实验技术手段的应用,Peroxins的功能在日益增多的真菌中被鉴定。本文对真菌中已报道Peroxins的种类及它们在不同真菌中的分布进行总结,对Peroxins的性质和功能进行评述。     

植物过氧化物酶体在活性氧信号网络中的作用北大核心CSCD

过氧化物酶体是高度动态、代谢活跃的细胞器,主要参与脂肪酸等脂质的代谢及产生和清除不同的活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)。ROS是细胞有氧代谢的副产物。当胁迫长期作用于植物,过量的ROS会引起氧胁迫,损害细胞结构和功能的完整性,导致细胞代谢减缓,活性降低,甚至死亡;但低浓度的ROS则作为分子信号,感应细胞ROS/氧化还原变化,从而触发由环境因素导致的过氧化物酶体动力学以及依赖ROS信号网络改变而产生快速、特异性的应答。ROS也可以通过直接或间接调节细胞生长来控制植物的发育,是植物发育的重要调节剂。此外,过氧化物酶体的动态平衡由ROS、过氧化物酶体蛋白酶及自噬过程调节,对于维持细胞的氧化还原平衡至关重要。本文就过氧化物酶体中ROS的产生和抗氧化剂的调控机制进行综述,以期为过氧化物酶体如何感知环境变化,以及在细胞应答中,ROS作为重要信号分子的研究提供参考。     

植物过氧化物酶体在活性氧信号网络中的作用

过氧化物酶体是高度动态、代谢活跃的细胞器,主要参与脂肪酸等脂质的代谢及产生和清除不同的活性氧(reactive oxygen species, ROS)。ROS是细胞有氧代谢的副产物。当胁迫长期作用于植物,过量的ROS会引起氧胁迫,损害细胞结构和功能的完整性,导致细胞代谢减缓,活性降低,甚至死亡;但低浓度的ROS则作为分子信号,感应细胞ROS/氧化还原变化,从而触发由环境因素导致的过氧化物酶体动力学以及依赖ROS信号网络改变而产生快速、特异性的应答。ROS也可以通过直接或间接调节细胞生长来控制植物的发育,是植物发育的重要调节剂。此外,过氧化物酶体的动态平衡由ROS、过氧化物酶体蛋白酶及自噬过程调节,对于维持细胞的氧化还原平衡至关重要。本文就过氧化物酶体中ROS的产生和抗氧化剂的调控机制进行综述,以期为过氧化物酶体如何感知环境变化,以及在细胞应答中,ROS作为重要信号分子的研究提供参考。     

链格孢柑橘致病型过氧化物酶体对接复合体蛋白AaPex13和AaPex14的生物学功能

过氧化物酶体是存在于真核细胞中的一类单层膜细胞器,参与多种生理生化代谢过程,而Pex13和Pex14是过氧化物酶体膜上的对接复合体蛋白,参与基质蛋白-受体复合体的跨膜运输。目前,Pex13和Pex14在大多数植物病原真菌中的生物学功能尚不清楚。本研究鉴定了柑橘褐斑病菌链格孢柑橘致病型(the tangerine pathotype of Alternaria alternata)的对接复合体蛋白Pex13和Pex14,并构建基因敲除突变体与回补菌株,探究其生物学功能。结果表明,与野生型和回补菌株相比,ΔAaPex13和ΔAaPex14营养生长、分生孢子形成显著下降,分生孢子的萌发率显著降低,抗氧化能力和抗细胞壁胁迫能力也显著减弱,病菌的ACT毒素产量分别降低30%和33%,在离体叶片上丧失致病力。此外,AaPex13和AaPex14的缺失导致基质蛋白无法定位到过氧化物酶体,过氧化物酶体生物发生存在缺陷。本研究明确了AaPex13和AaPex14在病菌生长发育、过氧化物酶体形成、ACT毒素产生以及维持致病力方面都具有重要的调控作用。     

Protein ubiquitination in plant peroxisomes

Protein ubiquitination regulates diverse cellular processes in eukaryotic organisms,from growth and development to stress response.Proteins subjected to ubiquitination can be found in virtually all subcellular locations and organelles,including peroxisomes,singlemembrane and highly dynamic organelles ubiquitous in eukaryotes.Peroxisomes contain metabolic functions essential to plants and animals such as lipid catabolism,detoxification of reactive oxygen species(ROS),biosynthesis of vital hormone...     

Plant autophagy is responsible for peroxisomal transition and plays an important role in the maintenance of peroxisomal quality

In photosynthetic cells, a large amount of hydrogen peroxide is produced in peroxisomes through photorespiration, which is a metabolic pathway related to photosynthesis. Hydrogen peroxide, a reactive oxygen species, oxidizes peroxisomal proteins and membrane lipids, resulting in a decrease in peroxisomal quality. We demonstrate that the autophagic system is responsible for the elimination of oxidized peroxisomes in plant. We isolated Arabidopsis mutants that accumulated oxidized peroxisomes, which formed large aggregates. We revealed that these mutants were defective in autophagy-related (ATG) genes and that the aggregated peroxisomes were selectively targeted by the autophagic machinery. These findings suggest that autophagy plays an important role in the quality control of peroxisomes by the selective degradation of oxidized peroxisomes. In addition, the results suggest that autophagy is also responsible for the functional transition of glyoxysomes to leaf peroxisomes.     

The Arabidopsis pex12 and pex13 mutants are defective in both PTS1- and PTS2-dependent protein transport to peroxisomes

Peroxisome biogenesis requires various complex processes including organelle division, enlargement and protein transport. We have been studying a number of Arabidopsis apm mutants that display aberrant peroxisome morphology. Two of these mutants, apm2 and apm4, showed green fluorescent protein fluorescence in the cytosol as well as in peroxisomes, indicating a decrease of efficiency of peroxisome targeting signal 1 (PTS1)-dependent protein transport to peroxisomes. Interestingly, both mutants were defective in PTS2-dependent protein transport. Plant growth was more inhibited in apm4 than apm2 mutants, apparently because protein transport was more severely decreased in apm4 than in apm2 mutants. APM2 and APM4 were found to encode proteins homologous to the peroxins PEX13 and PEX12, respectively, which are thought to be involved in transporting matrix proteins into peroxisomes in yeasts and mammals. We show that APM2/PEX13 and APM4/PEX12 are localized on peroxisomal membranes, and that APM2/PEX13 interacts with PEX7, a cytosolic PTS2 receptor. Additionally, a PTS1 receptor, PEX5, was found to stall on peroxisomal membranes in both mutants, suggesting that PEX12 and PEX13 are components that are involved in protein transport on peroxisomal membranes in higher plants. Proteins homologous to PEX12 and PEX13 have previously been found in Arabidopsis but it is not known whether they are involved in protein transport to peroxisomes. Our findings reveal that APM2/PEX13 and APM4/PEX12 are responsible for matrix protein import to peroxisomes in planta.     

Plant autophagy is responsible for peroxisomal transition and plays an important role in the maintenance of peroxisomal quality

In photosynthetic cells, a large amount of hydrogen peroxide is produced in peroxisomes through photorespiration, which is a metabolic pathway related to photosynthesis. Hydrogen peroxide, a reactive oxygen species, oxidizes peroxisomal proteins and membrane lipids, resulting in a decrease in peroxisomal quality. We demonstrate that the autophagic system is responsible for the elimination of oxidized peroxisomes in plant. We isolated Arabidopsis mutants that accumulated oxidized peroxisomes, which formed large aggregates. We revealed that these mutants were defective in autophagy-related (ATG) genes and that the aggregated peroxisomes were selectively targeted by the autophagic machinery. These findings suggest that autophagy plays an important role in the quality control of peroxisomes by the selective degradation of oxidized peroxisomes. In addition, the results suggest that autophagy is also responsible for the functional transition of glyoxysomes to leaf peroxisomes.     

On the role of the peroxisome in cell differentiation and carcinogenesis

This article reviews the currently available data on the role of peroxisomal function in relation to the processes of cell differentiation and carcinogenesis. In regard to tumourigenesis, both genotoxic and non-genotoxic processes have been considered, and the peroxisomal relationships with these phenomena and with differentiation are described at the level of organelle characteristics, enzyme contents, and the involvement of retinoids, steroid hormones, oxygen free radicals, growth factors, apoptosis, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the cellular signalling networks. Overall these data serve to illustrate the unique and distinctive role of the peroxisome in differentiation and carcinogenesis, and point to the advantages of considering the peroxisomal involvement in the holistic context of the differentiation dedifferentiation continuum rather than the narrower focus of non-genotoxic carcinogenesis. The review also outlines the potential for medical benefit arising from a fuller understanding of these peroxisomal affiliations.     

ABCD2 is abundant in adipose tissue and opposes the accumulation of dietary erucic acid (C22:1) in fat

The ATP binding cassette transporter, ABCD2 (D2), is a peroxisomal protein whose mRNA has been detected in the adrenal, brain, liver, and fat. Although the role of this transporter in neural tissues has been studied, its function in adipose tissue remains unexplored. The level of immunoreactive D2 in epididymal fat is >50-fold of that found in brain or adrenal. D2 is highly enriched in adipocytes and is upregulated during adipogenesis but is not essential for adipocyte differentiation or lipid accumulation in day 13.5 mouse embryonic fibroblasts isolated from D2-deficient (D2^−/−) mice. Although no differences were appreciated in differentiation percentage, total lipid accumulation was greater in D2^−/− adipocytes compared with the wild type. These results were consistent with in vivo observations in which no significant differences in adiposity or adipocyte diameter between wild-type and D2^−/− mice were observed. D2^−/− adipose tissue showed an increase in the abundance of 20:1 and 22:1 fatty acids. When mice were challenged with a diet enriched in erucic acid (22:1), this lipid accumulated in the adipose tissue in a gene-dosage-dependent manner. In conclusion, D2 is a sterol regulatory element binding protein target gene that is highly abundant in fat and opposes the accumulation of dietary lipids generally absent from the triglyceride storage pool within adipose tissue.     

PPAR-γ: Its ligand and its regulation by microRNAs

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) belong to the nuclear receptor superfamily. PPARs are categorized into three subtypes, PPARα, β/δ, and γ, encoded by different genes, expressed in diverse tissues and participate in various biological functions and can be activated by their metabolic derivatives in the body or dietary fatty acids. The PPAR-γ also takes parts in the regulation of energy balance, lipoprotein metabolism, insulin sensitivity, oxidative stress, and inflammatory signaling. It has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancers. Among various cellular and molecular targets that are able to regulate PPAR-γ and its underlying pathways, microRNAs (miRNAs) appeared as important regulators. Given that the deregulation of these molecules via targeting PPAR-γ could affect initiation and progression of various diseases, identification of miRNAs that affects PPAR-γ could contribute to the better understanding of roles of PPAR-γ in various biological and pathological conditions. Here, we have summarized the function and various ligands of PPAR-γ and have highlighted various miRNAs involved in the regulation of PPAR-γ.