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The processes of phagocytosis and autophagy enclose various cellular structures or germs within a sac that fuses with a bag of digestive enzymes called the lysosome.
The pathogen has the remarkable ability to replicate in a lysosome-like vacuole of macrophages, an extremely harsh intracellular environment that usually protects the body from infection by breaking down invading pathogens.— EurekAlert! - Breaking News
In malaria parasites, where the food vacuole appears to serve as the homolog of the lysosome, and where hemoglobin appears to be the primary proteolytic substrate— PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
With their modification, which they call the lysosome patch clamp, Xu's group was able to record TRPML1 activity in the tiny lysosome.— Media Newswire
"And we know the lysosome is important for all kinds of cell biology, particularly the recycling of intracellular components, so if it's damaged, the cell is going to suffer."— Media Newswire
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