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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3908945 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bandyopadhyay Debjyoti D Cyphersmith Austin A Zapata Jairo A JA Kim Y Joseph YJ Payne Christine K CK
PloS one 20140131 1
Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles responsible for the transport and degradation of intracellular and extracellular cargo. The intracellular motion of lysosomes is both diffusive and active, mediated by motor proteins moving lysosomes along microtubules. We sought to determine how lysosome diameter influences lysosome transport. We used osmotic swelling to double the diameter of lysosomes, creating a population of enlarged lysosomes. This allowed us to directly examine the intracellular tra ...[more]