Augmin

an 8-subunit protein complex that binds to sites along the microtubule and recruits γ-TuRC, which nucleates a new microtubule to form a microtubule branch.

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#Id: 8203

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

An H+ ATPase in the membrane pumps H+ into the lysosome, maintaining its lumen at an acidic pH.

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Most of the lysosome membrane proteins, are highly glycosylated, which helps to protect them from the lysosome proteases

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#Id: 8201

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Lysosome an interior pH of about 4.5–5.0

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#Id: 8200

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For optimal activity, of acid hydrolases they need to be: Activated by proteolytic cleavage Requires an acid environment.

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#Id: 8199

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Lysosomes contain about 40 types of hydrolytic enzymes, All are acid hydrolases, work best at acidic pH including: proteases, nucleases, glycosidases, lipases, phospholipases, phosphatases, and sulfatases.

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#Id: 8198

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Lysosomes are membrane-enclosed organelles filled with soluble hydrolytic enzymes that digest macromolecules.