Those are proteins that break stuff down. Our cells use lysosomes to help destroy germs or recycle old or messed up cell parts. Lysosomes are basically the cell’s trash and recycling centers.

Lysosomes are organelles that act as the "recycling center" of the cell, reusing broken or malfunctioning building blocks for different purposes, and endolysosomes are a subset of lysosomes that ...

Cutaway drawing of a eukaryotic animal cell. Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG Via Getty Images) Lysosomes' function is driven by signals involving calcium ions (Ca2+).

New research, published today in the journal Science, shows how lysosomes - organelles that act like cells' waste disposal ...

Lysosomes—vital cell organelles—are enzyme-filled subunits found within many animal cells that help break down and reuse macromolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and nucleotides.

Lysosomes are organelles within all cells of the body -- except red blood cells -- responsible for taking in and recycling the garbage your cells produce.

Does TMEM175 influence how lysosomes function, too? Indeed, in TMEM175 knockout cells, the lysosomal hydrolase cathepsin B cleaved less fluorogenic substrate. Expression of wild-type TMEM175, but not ...

Because lysosomes are the dumping site for cellular waste products, researchers are studying them in greater detail, suspecting a connection to aging. Within the past decade, scientists have shown ...

Abnormalities in lysosome function are also associated with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. If lysosomes are not functioning normally, then the cell will accumulate lots of waste ...

In the April 15 Developmental Cell, they reported that knocking out presenilin 1 and 2 in mouse fibroblasts causes APP-CTFs to accumulate in lysosomes, especially at junctions with the ER. This ...