The physiological functions of human peroxisomes

RJA Wanders, M Baes, D Ribeiro… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles that play a central role in human physiology by
catalyzing a range of unique metabolic functions. The importance of peroxisomes for human …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated cell death in liver injury

J Zhang, J Guo, N Yang, Y Huang, T Hu, C Rao - Cell death & disease, 2022 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum is an important intracellular organelle that plays an important
role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and unfolded …

NUPR1 is a critical repressor of ferroptosis

J Liu, X Song, F Kuang, Q Zhang, Y **e, R Kang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent regulated cell death, representing an emerging
disease-modulatory mechanism. Transcription factors play multiple roles in ferroptosis …

Acetyl-CoA derived from hepatic peroxisomal β-oxidation inhibits autophagy and promotes steatosis via mTORC1 activation

A He, X Chen, M Tan, Y Chen, D Lu, X Zhang, JM Dean… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Autophagy is activated by prolonged fasting but cannot overcome the ensuing hepatic lipid
overload, resulting in fatty liver. Here, we describe a peroxisome-lysosome metabolic link …

Reprogramming of palmitic acid induced by dephosphorylation of ACOX1 promotes β-catenin palmitoylation to drive colorectal cancer progression

Q Zhang, X Yang, J Wu, S Ye, J Gong, WM Cheng… - Cell Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer. However, it is not well known how
metabolism affects cancer progression. We identified that metabolic enzyme acyl-CoA …

SIRT 5 inhibits peroxisomal ACOX 1 to prevent oxidative damage and is downregulated in liver cancer

XF Chen, MX Tian, RQ Sun, ML Zhang, LS Zhou… - EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
Peroxisomes account for~ 35% of total H2O2 generation in mammalian tissues. Peroxisomal
ACOX 1 (acyl‐CoA oxidase 1) is the first and rate‐limiting enzyme in fatty acid β‐oxidation …

Liver ACOX1 regulates levels of circulating lipids that promote metabolic health through adipose remodeling

D Lu, A He, M Tan, M Mrad, A El Daibani, D Hu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The liver gene expression of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzyme acyl-coenzyme A oxidase
1 (ACOX1), which catabolizes very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), increases in the context …

The peroxisome: an update on mysteries 2.0

M Islinger, A Voelkl, HD Fahimi, M Schrader - Histochemistry and cell …, 2018 - Springer
Peroxisomes are key metabolic organelles, which contribute to cellular lipid metabolism, eg
the β-oxidation of fatty acids and the synthesis of myelin sheath lipids, as well as cellular …

Beyond the cell factory: Homeostatic regulation of and by the UPRER

MG Metcalf, R Higuchi-Sanabria, G Garcia, CK Tsui… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is commonly referred to as the factory of the cell, as it is
responsible for a large amount of protein and lipid synthesis. As a membrane-bound …

CD147 reprograms fatty acid metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma cells through Akt/mTOR/SREBP1c and P38/PPARα pathways

J Li, Q Huang, X Long, J Zhang, X Huang, J Aa… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims CD147 is a transmembrane glycoprotein which is highly expressed in
various human cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A drug Licartin …