Lysosomes Flashcards
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Lysosomes
membrane-bound sac of hydrolytic enzymes that digests macromolecules
lysosomes
enzymes and membrane of lysosomes are synthesized by ___ and transferred to the ___
Rough ER, Golgi
etimology- lyso
breaking things apart
etimology- some
body
-Lysosomes fuse with food vacuoles
-Polymers are digested into monomers and become nutrients of cell
Cellular digestion
lysosomes fuse with organelles or macromolecules to ___.
recycle materials
breaking down a damaged organelle
autophagy
lysosomal enzymes work best at pH __
5.0
internal proton is kept high H+- concentration by H+ -ATPase
H+ -pumps
protects the lysosome from self digestion
glycosylated protein
transport digested materials
transport proteins
type of transport: H+-pumps
active transport
How lysosomes form:
- phosphate attaches to a sugar (mannose residue).
- Mannose-6-phosphate forms a sorting signal that moves through the cisternae to the trans region where it binds to a specific receptor.
- Mannose-6-phosphate begins to bud and a “coat” made of clathrin forms to strengthen it.
- The bud “pinches off” to fuse with a late endosome.
- phosphate is removed and hydrolase is dissociated from the receptor.
- the receptor is recycled back to the Golgi complex.
digestion of material of extracellular origin
heterophagy
digestion of material of intracellular origin
autophagy
the head of the sperm cell contains ___
acrosome
the lysosome releases hydrolases to cytoplasm to digest the cell of oneself.
ex. disappearance of tadpole’s tail
autocytolysis
a break or leak in the membrane of lysosomes release digestive enzymes into the cell and damages the surrounding tissues.
autolysis
results from the uptake of silica fibers from the dusty atmosphere of a coal mine by macrophages and other phagocytic cells in the lungs.
silicosis
disease occurring in asbestos workers
asbestosis
damage caused to cartilage cells in the joints by enzymes leaked from lysosomes.
rheumatoid arthritis
accumulation of glycogen in muscle tissue
acid maltase deficiency
deficiency in hexosaminidase A
Tay-Sachs Disease
deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase
Gaucher’s Disease
programmed cell death
apoptosis
fused fingers
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