Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Pexophagy suppresses ROS-induced damage in leaf cells under high-intensity light

  • Kazusato Oikawa,
  • Shino Goto-Yamada,
  • Yasuko Hayashi,
  • Daisuke Takahashi,
  • Yoshitaka Kimori,
  • Michitaro Shibata,
  • Kohki Yoshimoto,
  • Atsushi Takemiya,
  • Maki Kondo,
  • Kazumi Hikino,
  • Akira Kato,
  • Keisuke Shimoda,
  • Haruko Ueda,
  • Matsuo Uemura,
  • Keiji Numata,
  • Yoshinori Ohsumi,
  • Ikuko Hara-Nishimura,
  • Shoji Mano,
  • Kenji Yamada,
  • Mikio Nishimura

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35138-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Pexophagy plays a pivotal role in the selective removal of ROS-generating peroxisomes, which protects plants from oxidative damage during photosynthesis under high-intensity light.