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ArticleJournal of cell science2014

PEX16 contributes to peroxisome maintenance by constantly trafficking PEX3 via the ER.

Alexander Aranovich, Rong Hua, Andrew D Rutenberg, Peter K Kim

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander AranovichProgram in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Rong HuaProgram in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Andrew D RutenbergDepartment of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 1Z9, Canada.
Peter K KimProgram in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada pkim@sickkids.ca.
Hospital for Sick Children · CADalhousie University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is required for the de novo biogenesis of peroxisomes in mammalian cells. However, its role in peroxisome maintenance is unclear. To explore ER involvement in the maintenance of peroxisomes, we redirect a peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP), PEX3, to directly target to the ER using the N-terminal ER signal sequence from preprolactin. Using biochemical techniques and fluorescent imaging, we find that ER-targeting PEX3 (ssPEX3) is continuously imported into pre-existing peroxisomes. This suggests that the ER constitutively provides membrane proteins and associated lipids to pre-existing peroxisomes. Using quantitative time-lapse live-cell fluorescence microscopy applied to cells that were either depleted of or exogenously expressing PEX16, we find that PEX16 mediates the peroxisomal trafficking of two distinct peroxisomal membrane proteins, PEX3 and PMP34, via the ER. These results not only provide insight into peroxisome maintenance and PMP trafficking in mammalian cells but also highlight important similarities and differences in the mechanisms of PMP import between the mammalian and yeast systems.

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Cell LineEndoplasmic ReticulumHumansIntracellular MembranesLipoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMutationPeroxinsPeroxisomesProtein TransportLipoproteinsMembrane ProteinsPeroxinsperoxisomal membrane protein 34PEX16 protein, humanPex3 protein, humanERLive cell imagingMembrane traffickingOrganelle biogenesisPeroxisomesProtein trafficking

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PMID25002403
PMCPMC4172262
OpenAlexW2108775252

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