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ArticleNature communications2020

Peroxisomes form intralumenal vesicles with roles in fatty acid catabolism and protein compartmentalization in Arabidopsis.

Zachary J Wright, Bonnie Bartel

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Building peroxisomes: perspectives on plant peroxins.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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  3. Targeted knockout of a host peroxisomal peptidase confers field resistance to maize lethal necrosis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Move over endosymbionts, peroxisomes pass electrons too.Biochemical Society transactions · 2025
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  14. The peroxisome: an update on mysteries 3.0.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2024
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  16. Profile of Bonnie Bartel.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zachary J WrightBiosciences Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8335-0203
Bonnie BartelBiosciences Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. bartel@rice.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6367-346X
Rice University · US

Funding

Peroxisome biogenesis, dynamics, and degradation - Administrative SupplementR35GM130338 · NIGMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI Bonnie Bartel · 2019 to 2026
$3.3M
Using Arabidopsis to uncover new roles for peroxinsR01GM079177 · NIGMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI BARTEL, BONNIE · 2009 to 2017
$2.4M
Laser scanning confocal microscopeS10RR026399 · NCRR · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI BARTEL, BONNIE · 2010 to 2010
$500k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026399NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079177NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peroxisomes are vital organelles that compartmentalize critical metabolic reactions, such as the breakdown of fats, in eukaryotic cells. Although peroxisomes typically are considered to consist of a single membrane enclosing a protein lumen, more complex peroxisomal membrane structure has occasionally been observed in yeast, mammals, and plants. However, technical challenges have limited the recognition and understanding of this complexity. Here we exploit the unusually large size of Arabidopsis peroxisomes to demonstrate that peroxisomes have extensive internal membranes. These internal vesicles accumulate over time, use ESCRT (endosomal sorting complexes required for transport) machinery for formation, and appear to derive from the outer peroxisomal membrane. Moreover, these vesicles can harbor distinct proteins and do not form normally when fatty acid β-oxidation, a core function of peroxisomes, is impaired. Our findings suggest a mechanism for lipid mobilization that circumvents challenges in processing insoluble metabolites. This revision of the classical view of peroxisomes as single-membrane organelles has implications for all aspects of peroxisome biogenesis and function and may help address fundamental questions in peroxisome evolution.

Indexed as

ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell CompartmentationEndoplasmic ReticulumEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportEndosomesEpidermal CellsFatty AcidsIntracellular MembranesMicroscopy, ConfocalPeroxisomesPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtein TransportSeedlingsTime-Lapse ImagingArabidopsis ProteinsEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportFatty Acids

Identifiers

PMID33277488
PMCPMC7718247
OpenAlexW3110233865

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