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 …

Regulation of KSHV latency and lytic reactivation

G Broussard, B Damania - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is associated with three malignancies—
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and multicentric Castleman's …

Peroxisomes in immune response and inflammation

F Di Cara, P Andreoletti, D Trompier, A Vejux… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The immune response is essential to protect organisms from infection and an altered self. An
organism's overall metabolic status is now recognized as an important and long-overlooked …

The mitophagy receptor NIX induces vIRF-1 oligomerization and interaction with GABARAPL1 for the promotion of HHV-8 reactivation-induced mitophagy

MT Vo, CY Choi, YB Choi - PLoS pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Recently, viruses have been shown to regulate selective autophagy for productive
infections. For instance, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma …

Emerging roles of peroxisomes in viral infections

AR Ferreira, M Marques, B Ramos, JC Kagan… - Trends in Cell …, 2022 - cell.com
Peroxisomes, essential subcellular organelles that fulfill important functions in lipid and
reactive oxygen species metabolism, have recently emerged as key players during viral …

Activation of NIX-mediated mitophagy by an interferon regulatory factor homologue of human herpesvirus

MT Vo, BJ Smith, J Nicholas, YB Choi - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Viral control of mitochondrial quality and content has emerged as an important mechanism
for counteracting the host response to virus infection. Despite the knowledge of this crucial …

Phosphorylation of the selective autophagy receptor TAX1BP1 by TBK1 and IKBKE/IKKi promotes ATG8-family protein-dependent clearance of MAVS aggregates

J White, YB Choi, J Zhang, MT Vo, C He, K Shaikh… - Autophagy, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT TAX1BP1 is a selective macroautophagy/autophagy receptor that inhibits NFKB
and RIGI-like receptor (RLR) signaling to prevent excessive inflammation and maintain …

Modulation of virus-induced NF-κB signaling by NEMO coiled coil mimics

J Sadek, MG Wuo, D Rooklin, A Hauenstein… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Protein-protein interactions featuring intricate binding epitopes remain challenging targets
for synthetic inhibitors. Interactions of NEMO, a scaffolding protein central to NF-κB …

Peroxisome plasticity at the virus–host interface

KC Cook, JA Moreno, PMJ Beltran, IM Cristea - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
Peroxisomes are multifunctional organelles with roles in cellular metabolism, cytotoxicity,
and signaling. The plastic nature of these organelles allows them to respond to diverse …

The diverse roles of peroxisomes in the interplay between viruses and mammalian cells

H Jiang, V Nair, Y Sun, C Ding - Antiviral Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles found in eukaryotic cells that play a critical role in
the oxidative metabolism of lipids and detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) …