STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND BIOGENESIS OF GLYCOSOMES IN KINETOPLASTIDA

被引:52
作者
HANNAERT, V
MICHELS, PAM
机构
[1] Research Unit for Tropical Diseases, International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Brussels
关键词
GLYCOSOME; MICROBODY; GLYCOLYSIS; BIOGENESIS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00763069
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Glycosomes are intracellular, microbody-like organelles found in all members of the protist order Kinetoplastida examined. Nine enzymes involved in glucose and glycerol metabolism are associated with these organelles. These enzymes are involved in pathways which, in other organisms, are usually located in the cytosol. This paper reviews our current knowledge about the glycosome and its constituent enzymes, with special reference to the organelle of Trypanosoma brucei.
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页码:205 / 212
页数:8
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