Mycoplasma’s plasma membrane contains sterols which protect them from lysis.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A Pex 2, Pex 10, and Pex 12 complex embedded in the peroxisomal membrane transfers Ubiquitin to two embedded Pex 5 receptors.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The AAA ATPases Pex1 and Pex6 complex use the energy from ATP hydrolysis and causing the detachment of Pex 5 receptors into cytosol.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Zellweger syndrome

Autosomal recessive Mutations in any of a dozen different peroxins, the most common being Pex1, cause an impairment in peroxisomal protein import.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

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

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

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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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

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