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Lysosomes

Known as: Lysosoma, Lysosome 
A class of morphologically heterogeneous cytoplasmic membrane-bound vesicle in animal and plant tissues characterized by their content of a wide… 
National Institutes of Health

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ACP5 protein, humanAlpha-mannosidaseAzurophilic granulesBETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE

Broader (2)

EndoplasmOrganelles

Narrower (6)

Primary lysosomeSecondary lysosomeWall of lysosomelysosomal glycocalyx

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Microtubules Support Production of Starvation-induced Autophagosomes but Not Their Targeting and Fusion with Lysosomes*
Autophagy is a major catabolic pathway in eukaryotic cells whereby the lack of amino acids induces the formation of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A novel di-leucine motif and a tyrosine-based motif independently mediate lysosomal targeting and endocytosis of CD3 chains
Review
1990
Review
1990
An update of the enzymology and regulation of sphingomyelin metabolism.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Changes in lysosome shape and distribution correlated with changes in cytoplasmic pH
Lysosomes labeled by uptake of extracellular horseradish peroxidase display remarkable changes in shape and cellular distribution… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Endocytosis and the recycling of plasma membrane
The study of endocytosis has traditionally focused on the contents of endocytic vacuoles, i.e., extracellular fluid, dissolved… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Identification and characterization of a proton pump on lysosomes by fluorescein-isothiocyanate-dextran fluorescence.
Fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated dextran was introduced preferentially into hepatic lysosomes by intraperitoneal injection… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
RESPONSE OF CULTURED MACROPHAGES TO MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON FUSION OF LYSOSOMES WITH PHAGOSOMES
The cytological response to the ingestion of tubercle bacilli by cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages has been studied by… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
GOLGI APPARATUS, GERL, AND LYSOSOMES OF NEURONS IN RAT DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA, STUDIED BY THICK SECTION AND THIN SECTION CYTOCHEMISTRY
New insights into the ultrastructure and phosphatase localizations of Golgi apparatus and GERL, and into the probable origin of… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Lysosomes in biology and pathology
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF LYSOSOME-RICH FRACTIONS FROM RAT LIVER
A preliminary electron microscope study has revealed the presence in lysosome-rich fractions, isolated from rat liver, of… 
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