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A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of an organelle within a cell. An organelle is an organized structure of distinctive morphology and function. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton. Excludes the plasma membrane. The creation of two or more organelles by division of one organelle. A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a peroxisome. A peroxisome is a small, membrane-bounded organelle that uses dioxygen (O2) to oxidize organic molecules. The division of a mature peroxisome within a cell to form two or more separate peroxisome compartments.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: peroxisome fission
Acc: GO:0016559
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The division of a mature peroxisome within a cell to form two or more separate peroxisome compartments.
Synonyms:
  • peroxisome division
  • peroxisome proliferation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016559 - peroxisome fission (interactive image map)
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