Cell Function
peroxisome proliferation
per·ox·i·some pro·lif·er·a·tion
Definitions related to peroxisome proliferation:
  • (peroxisome fission) The division of a mature peroxisome within a cell to form two or more separate peroxisome compartments.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Associated with hepatocellular carcinomas, Peroxisome Proliferation occurs in epigenetic "non-genotoxic" responses of hepatocytes to diverse peroxisome proliferator chemicals and involves, probably by a steroid superfamily receptor-based mechanism (PPARs), altered expression of cellular growth and/or differentiation genes, induction of peroxisomal enzymes, and possibly oxidative stress.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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