Peroxisomes are small multi-functional organelles essential for plant development and growth.Plant peroxisomes play various physiological roles,including phytohormone biosynthesis,lipid catabolism,reactive oxygen spec...Peroxisomes are small multi-functional organelles essential for plant development and growth.Plant peroxisomes play various physiological roles,including phytohormone biosynthesis,lipid catabolism,reactive oxygen species metabolism and many others.Mutant an alysis dem on strated key roles for peroxisomes in plant reproduction,seed development and germination and post-germinative seedling establishment;however,the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated.This review summarizes fin dings that reveal the importance and complexity of the role of peroxisomes in the pertinent processes.Theβ-oxidation pathway plays a central role,whereas other peroxisomal pathways are also involved.Understanding the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of these peroxisomal functions will be instrumental to the improvement of crop plants.展开更多
基金grants from Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LQ19C130004)Zhejiang University (ZJU) 100 Talents Program+2 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe National Science Foundation (MCB 1330441)the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy (DE-FG02-91ER20021)
文摘Peroxisomes are small multi-functional organelles essential for plant development and growth.Plant peroxisomes play various physiological roles,including phytohormone biosynthesis,lipid catabolism,reactive oxygen species metabolism and many others.Mutant an alysis dem on strated key roles for peroxisomes in plant reproduction,seed development and germination and post-germinative seedling establishment;however,the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated.This review summarizes fin dings that reveal the importance and complexity of the role of peroxisomes in the pertinent processes.Theβ-oxidation pathway plays a central role,whereas other peroxisomal pathways are also involved.Understanding the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of these peroxisomal functions will be instrumental to the improvement of crop plants.
