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NEUROSCIENTIST
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 367-379Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1073858409336297
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peroxisomes; lipid metabolism; myelin; axon degeneration
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles with multiple metabolic functions, but their precise role in the maintenance of tissues is not well understood. All diseases caused by partial or complete peroxisome dysfunction are characterized by a variety of neurological abnormalities, underscoring the importance of peroxisomes in nervous tissue. The interrelationship between metabolic abnormalities, histological changes, and clinical signs in these peroxisomal diseases has not yet been clarified. During the past decade, a more systematic study of the consequences of peroxisome dysfunction was possible through the generation of knockout mice with generalized or conditional inactivation of peroxisomal proteins. It appears that peroxisomes are necessary for the preservation of axonal integrity and for the formation and maintenance of myelin.
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