Selective peroxisome degradation in Yarrowia lipolytica after a shift of cells from acetate/oleate/ethylamine into glucose/ammonium sulfate‐containing media

We have shown that peroxisomes of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica are subject to specific degradation after exposure of acetate/oleate-grown cells to glucose excess conditions. Electron microscopic analysis has revealed that the peroxisomes were degraded by uptake in the vacuole. Our results suggest that peroxisomes are taken up by macroautophagic processes, because sequestration of individual perox…