Lysosome structure and function — Flashcards

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_____ is a lysosomal storage disease caused by frameshift mutations.

After adipose stores have been depleted (prolonged starvation), vital _____ degradation accelerates, leading to organ failure and death

Which enzyme phosphorylates mannose in the Golgi apparatus, facilitating protein trafficking? _____

Proinsulin is packaged in secretory granules in the _____

_____ have membrane bound organelles and nuclei

Describe, in general, the lysosomal storage diseases.

Pompe's disease (GSD type II)

Where does mannose-6-phosphate tagging occur?

A mannose-6-phosphate tag targets proteins for where?

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