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Peroxisomal DBP deficiency causes male infertility through disruption of lipid homeostasis in Drosophila.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Jun 2026
Wang Jia, Ma Yanbin, Wang Yunbo, Zhao Jiaqi, Jin Jichen, Zhang Pengqi, Zheng Huimei, Ge Wanzhong
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisomes are essential organelles in almost all eukaryotic cells with a variety of functions in cellular metabolism, including β-oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Impairment in peroxisome biogenesis or single enzyme function often causes human metabolic diseases. Adult male patients with mutations in HSD17B4, which encodes for D-bifunctional protein (DBP), the central enzyme of peroxisomal...
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