Abstract
Peroxisomes can import large multimeric protein complexes and even 9-nm gold particles decorated with peroxisome-targeting signals. They achieve these feats of protein passage using a distinctive translocon whose highly dynamic aqueous pore can expand to accommodate the increasing girths of different peroxisome receptor-cargo complexes.
MeSH terms
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Acyl-CoA Oxidase / metabolism
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Ion Channel Gating / physiology
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Ion Channels / physiology
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Membrane Proteins / analysis
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Membrane Proteins / physiology
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Membrane Transport Proteins / analysis
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Membrane Transport Proteins / physiology*
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Membranes, Artificial
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Models, Biological
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Multiprotein Complexes / chemistry
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Multiprotein Complexes / isolation & purification
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Multiprotein Complexes / physiology*
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Peroxins
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Peroxisome-Targeting Signal 1 Receptor
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Peroxisomes / physiology*
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Porins / analysis
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Porins / physiology*
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Protein Transport / physiology*
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / analysis
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / physiology
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Repressor Proteins / analysis
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Repressor Proteins / physiology*
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / analysis
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / physiology*
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / analysis
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / physiology
Substances
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Carrier Proteins
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Ion Channels
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Membrane Proteins
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Membrane Transport Proteins
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Membranes, Artificial
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Multiprotein Complexes
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PEX10 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX12 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX13 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX14 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX17 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX18 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX21 protein, S cerevisiae
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PEX5 protein, S cerevisiae
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Peroxins
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Peroxisome-Targeting Signal 1 Receptor
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Pex8 protein, S cerevisiae
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Porins
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
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Repressor Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Acyl-CoA Oxidase
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POX1 protein, S cerevisiae
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Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases