LYSOSOME

Function:

Lysosomes are found in eukaryotic cells and are in charge of digestion in part of the cells and breaks down the enzymes in that food. But they also have a more importation job. The lysosome can break apart and kill off the cell that they are apart of.

 

Disease:

Pompe Disease is a disease the is from the lysosomes. The enzyme responsible for breaking down glycogen is missing or not functioning as needed. As a result the sugar can not be broken down and the result is muscle deficiency.

 

Fun Facts

• Lysosomes have also been referred to "suicide bags"
• Lysosomes can fuse with other organelles within the cytoplasm in order to recycle them
• verbatim translation is "digesting body" "ly" meaning digest and "some" meaning body

Why am I interested?

I am intrigued that it can just stimulate a response and kill off the entire cell. This intrigues me not because I want to kill off anything but because it has so much power and can pretty much control the entire cell because if it doesn't it wont exist anymore.