Peroxisomes and their Key Role in Cellular Signaling and Metabolism

Peroxisome interactions and cross-talk with other subcellular compartments in animal cells.- Peroxisomes in human health and disease: metabolic pathways, metabolite transport, interplay with other organelles and signal transduction.- Aging, age-related diseases and peroxisomes.- Peroxisomes and the antiviral responses of mammalian cells.- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α signaling in hepatocarcinogenesis.- Involvement of human peroxisomes in biosynthesis and signaling of steroid and peptide hormones.- Peroxisome Ca2+ homeostasis in animal and plant cells.- The versatility of peroxisome function in filamentous fungi.- Essential roles of peroxisomally produced and metabolized biomolecules in regulating yeast longevity.- Metabolite transporters of the plant peroxisomal membrane - known and unknown.- Peroxisomes and photomorphogenesis.- Biosynthesis of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) by plant peroxisomes and its integration into signaling molecule synthesis pathways.- Role of peroxisomes as a source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling molecules.- Peroxisomes as a source of auxin signaling molecules.- Peroxisomes as cell generators of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) signal molecules.- Role of plant peroxisomes in the production of jasmonic acid-based signals.- Role of plant peroxisomes in protection against herbivores.- Function of Peroxisomes in Plant-Pathogen Interactions.