How are lysosomes activated to perform their function in the cell?

[Green]

I just wanna know how the suicide bags of the cell are activated to destroy other organeelles by enzyme secretion.

Asking all the Biochemistry majors here..help:-)

[RyanJ]

I just wanna know how the suicide bags of the cell are activated to destroy other organeelles by enzyme secretion.

Asking all the Biochemistry majors here..help:-)

 

Same as always' date=' they don't have neurons to receive signals from the brain so it must be via chemical messages from either the host cell or other cells

 

[b']Other research:[/b]

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysosome
   

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones

[donkey]

all I know is that proteins can be transported into the lysosome by vesicles which fuse with the lysosome. I'm not sure that enzymes are released from them to destory other organelles.

[Dak]

are you asking about apoptosis (sceduled cell-suicide) or phagocytosis (cell-eating, where partacles are injested into cells, resulting in vesicles containing foodstuff, which lysosomes fuse with to dijest)?