Review Article

Roles of Peroxisomes in the Rice Blast Fungus

Table 1

Peroxisome-related genes identified in M. oryzae.

GeneFunctionsReferences

Peroxisome biogenesis
MoPEX5Receptor of PTS1 peroxisomal matrix proteins[18]
MoPEX6Peroxisomal matrix protein import[28]
MoPEX7Receptor of PTS2 peroxisomal matrix proteins[17, 18]
MoPEX19Peroxisomal membrane proteins import [16]
Peroxisome fission
MoPEX11A/11B/11CPeroxisome elongation[20]
PEF1Peroxisome division[33]
MoFis1Peroxisome division[36]
Pexophagy
MoSNX41Pexophagy and retrieval trafficking[19]
MoPEX14Pexophagy[19]
Woronin body
HEX1Seal the septal pore[45]
β-oxidation
MFP1Peroxisome β-oxidation[47]
PTH2Acetyl CoA transportation[48]
CRAT2Acetyl CoA transportation[48]
MoCRC1Carnitine-acylcarnitine carrier[49]
Glyoxylate cycle
ICL1Isocitrate lyase/glyoxylate cycle[50]
Redox homeostasis
AGT1Synthesis of the pyruvate[51]