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SUBMITTER: Laulagnier K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3113771 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Laulagnier Karine K Schieber Nicole L NL Maritzen Tanja T Haucke Volker V Parton Robert G RG Gruenberg Jean J
Molecular biology of the cell 20110427 12
Whereas lysosome-related organelles (LRO) of specialized cells display both exocytic and endocytic features, lysosomes in nonspecialized cells can also acquire the property to fuse with the plasma membrane upon an acute rise in cytosolic calcium. Here, we characterize this unconventional secretory pathway in fibroblast-like cells, by monitoring the appearance of Lamp1 on the plasma membrane and the release of lysosomal enzymes into the medium. After sequential ablation of endocytic compartments ...[more]