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. 2016 Dec 9;92(10):463–477. doi: 10.2183/pjab.92.463

Table 3.

Complementation groups (CGs) and PEX genes of peroxisome deficiencies

Gene CG PBD CHO mutants Ps-memb. biogenesisa Peroxin


US/EU Japan (kDa) Characteristics
PEX1 1 E ZS, NALD*, IRD* Z24, ZP107 + 143 AAA family
PEX2 10 F ZS, IRD* Z65 + 35 PMP, RING
PEX3 12 G ZS ZPG208 42 PMP, PMP-DP
PEX5 2   ZS, NALD ZP105*, ZP139 + 68 PTS1 receptor, TPR family
PEX6 4(6) C ZS, NALD* ZP92 + 104 AAA family
PEX7 11 R RCDP ZPG207 + 36 PTS2 receptor, WD motif
PEX10 7(5) B ZS, NALD   + 37 PMP, RING
PEX11β 16   ZS   + 28 PMP
PEX12 3   ZS, NALD, IRD ZP109 + 40 PMP, RING
PEX13 13 H ZS, NALD* ZP128 + 44 PMP, PTS1-DP, SH3
PEX14 15 K ZS ZP110 + 41 PMP, PTS1-DP, PTS2-DP
PEX16 9 D ZS   39 PMP, PMP-DP
PEX19 14 J ZS ZP119 33 CAAX motif, PMP receptor
PEX26 8 A ZS, NALD*, IRD* ZP124, ZP167 + 34 PMP, Pex1p-Pex6p recruiter
        ZP114 +    

*, temperature-sensitive phenotype. aPeroxisomal membrane assembly is normal (+) or impaired (−).

PBD, peroxisomal biogenesis disorders; ZS, Zellweger syndrome; IRD, infantile Refsum disease; NALD, neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy; RCDP, rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata; DP, docking protein; PMP, peroxisome membrane protein; TPR, tetratricopeptide repeat.