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Many components of the animal cell can be seen recycling and sharing their membranous units. For instance, in endocytosis, a portion of the cell’s plasma membrane pinches off to form a vesicle that will eventually fuse with organelles within the cell. Without active replenishment, the plasma membrane would continuously decrease in size. It is thought that lysosomes participate in this dynamic membrane exchange system and are formed by a gradual maturation process from endosomes^[1] .

The production and transport of lysosomal proteins suggests one method of lysosome sustainment. Lysosomal protein genes are transcribed in the nucleus. mRNA transcripts exit the nucleus into the cytosol, where they are translated by ribosomes. The nascent peptide chains are translocated into the rough endoplasmic reticulum, where they are modified. Upon exiting the endoplasmic reticulum and entering the golgi apparatus via vesicular transport, a specific lysosomal tag, mannose 6-phosphate, is added to the peptides. The presence of these tags allow for binding to mannose 6-phosphate receptors in the golgi apparatus, which are a crucial in proper packaging into vesicles destined for the lysosomal system^[2] .

Upon leaving the golgi apparatus, the lysosomal enzyme-filled vesicle fuses with a late endosome, a relatively acidic organelle with an approximate pH of 5.5^[2]. This acidic environment causes dissociation of the lysosomal enzymes from the mannose 6-phosphate receptors^[2]. The enzymes are packed into vesicles for further transport to established lysosomes^[2]. The late endosome itself can eventually mature into a mature lysosomes, as evidenced by the transport of endosomal membrane components from the lysosomes back to the endosomes^[1].

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^ ^a ^b Alberts, Bruce; et al. (2002). Molecular biology of the cell (4th ed. ed.). New York: Garland Science. ISBN 0-8153-3218-1. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lodish, Harvey; et al. (2000). Molecular cell biology (4th ed. ed.). New York: Scientific American Books. ISBN 0-7167-3136-3. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

[Alberts-1] Alberts, Bruce; et al. (2002). Molecular biology of the cell (4th ed. ed.). New York: Garland Science. ISBN 0-8153-3218-1. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

[Lodish-2] Lodish, Harvey; et al. (2000). Molecular cell biology (4th ed. ed.). New York: Scientific American Books. ISBN 0-7167-3136-3. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

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