- A
peroxisome (/pəˈrɒksɪˌsoʊm/) is a membrane-bound organelle, a type of microbody,
found in the
cytoplasm of
virtually all
eukaryotic cells. Peroxisomes...
- In the
field of
molecular biology, the
peroxisome proliferator–activated
receptors (PPARs) are a
group of
nuclear receptor proteins that
function as transcription...
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated
receptor alpha (PPAR-α), also
known as NR1C1 (nuclear
receptor subfamily 1,
group C,
member 1), is a
nuclear receptor...
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated
receptor gamma (PPAR-γ or PPARG), also
known as the
glitazone reverse insulin resistance receptor, or NR1C3 (nuclear...
- plants, protozoa, and animals.
Organelles in the
microbody family include peroxisomes, glyoxysomes,
glycosomes and hydrogenosomes. In vertebrates, microbodies...
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conditions caused by
defects in
peroxisome functions. This may be due to
defects in
single enzymes important for
peroxisome function or in peroxins, proteins...
- biochemist. He made
serendipitous discoveries of two cell organelles,
peroxisomes and lysosomes, for
which he
shared the
Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine...
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated
receptor delta (PPAR-delta), or (PPAR-beta), also
known as
Nuclear hormone receptor 1 (NUC1) is a
nuclear receptor that...
- of Cell Biology. Rachubinski's
research centers on
understanding how
peroxisomes—essential
organelles involved in
lipid metabolism,
redox balance, and...
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congenital disorder characterized by the
reduction or
absence of
functional peroxisomes in the
cells of an individual. It is one of a
family of
disorders called...
