PEX39 facilitates the peroxisomal import of PTS2 proteins
Walter W. Chen, Tony A. Rodrigues, Daniel Wendscheck, Ana G. Pedrosa, Chendong Yang, Tânia Francisco, Till Möcklinghoff, Alexandros Zografakis, Bernardo Nunes-Silva, Reut Ester Avraham, Ana Rita Silva, Maria J. Ferreira, Hirak Jyoti Das, Janet Koster, Simone Neuwirth, , Bettina Warscheid
This study identifies PEX39 as a cytosolic peroxin that facilitates PTS2-protein import by interacting with PEX7 and stabilizing its binding to cargo.
Nature Cell Biology · Jul 30, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology