Dedication
Preface
1. Peroxisome interactions and cross-talk with other subcellular compartments in animal cells; Michael Schrader, Sandra Grille, H. Dariush Fahimi and Markus Islinger
2. Peroxisomes in human health and disease: metabolic pathways, metabolite transport, interplay with other organelles and signal transduction; Ronald J.A. Wanders
3. Aging, age-related diseases and peroxisomes; Marc Fransen, Marcus Nordgren, Bo Wang, Oksana Apanasets and Paul P. Van Veldhoven
4. Peroxisomes and the antiviral responses of mammalian cells; Charlotte Odendall and Jonathan C. Kagan
5. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α signaling in hepatocarcinogenesis; Parimal Misra, Navin Viswakarma and Janardan K. Reddy
6. Involvement of human peroxisomes in biosynthesis and signaling of steroid and peptide hormones; Isabelle Weinhofer, Markus Kunze, Sonja Forss-Petter and Johannes Berger
7. Peroxisome Ca2+ homeostasis in animal and plant cells; Alex Costa, Ilaria Drago, Michela Zottini, Paola Pizzo and Tullio Pozzan
8. The versatility of peroxisome function in filamentous fungi; Ida J. van der Klei and Marten Veenhuis
9. Essential roles of peroxisomally produced and metabolized biomolecules in regulating yeast longevity; Adam Beach and Vladimir I. Titorenko
10. Metabolite transporters of the plant peroxisomal membrane - known and unknown; Nicole Linka and Frederica L. Theodoulou
11. Peroxisomes and photomorphogenesis; Navneet Kaur, Jiying Li, and Jianping Hu
12. Biosynthesis of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) by plant peroxisomes and its integration into signaling molecule synthesis pathways; Sigrun Reumann
13. Role of peroxisomes as a source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling molecules; Luisa M. Sandalio, María Rodríguez-Serrano, María C. Romero-Puertas and Luis A. del Río
14. Peroxisomes as a source of auxin signaling molecules; Gretchen M. Spiess and Bethany K. Zolman
15. Peroxisomes as cell generators of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) signal molecules; Francisco J. Corpas, Juan B. Barroso, José M Palma and Luis A. del Río
16. Role of plant peroxisomes in the production of jasmonic acid-based signals; José León 17. Role of plant peroxisomes in protection against herbivores; Mohammed Shabab
18. Function of Peroxisomes in Plant-Pathogen Interactions; Yasuyuki Kubo
Index