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Lysosomes: fusion and function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17637737     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lysosomes are dynamic organelles that receive and degrade macromolecules from the secretory, endocytic, autophagic and phagocytic membrane-trafficking pathways. Live-cell imaging has shown that fusion with lysosomes occurs by both transient and full fusion events, and yeast genetics and mammalian cell-free systems have identified much of the protein machinery that coordinates these fusion events. Many pathogens that hijack the endocytic pathways to enter cells have evolved mechanisms to avoid being degraded by the lysosome. However, the function of lysosomes is not restricted to protein degradation: they also fuse with the plasma membrane during cell injury, as well as having more specialized secretory functions in some cell types.
Authors:
J Paul Luzio; Paul R Pryor; Nicholas A Bright
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1471-0072     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol.     Publication Date:  2007 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-23     Completed Date:  2007-09-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100962782     Medline TA:  Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  622-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK. jpl10@cam.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Autophagy*
Cell-Free System / metabolism,  microbiology,  parasitology,  secretion,  ultrastructure,  virology
Evolution
Humans
Lysosomes / metabolism*,  microbiology,  parasitology,  secretion,  ultrastructure,  virology
Membrane Fusion*
Phagocytosis*
Proteins / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Wellcome Trust
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proteins

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