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There is emerging evidence that, in fact, they do. Here's a paper from the Journal "Plant Cell," pointing out the existence of an organelle in a plant cell that meets every criterion of a lysosome: "Barley Aleurone Cells Contain Two Types of Vacuoles: Characterization of Lytic Organelles by Use of Fluorescent Probes." Sarah J. Swansona, Paul C. Bethkea, and Russell L. Jones . Plant Cell, Vol. 10, 685-698, May 1998
http://www.plantcell.org/cgi/content/full/10/5/685 Here's a passage from the paper:
" The existence of lysosomes in plants has long been debated (see, e.g., Moriyasu and Ohsumi 1996 ). Matile 1975 recognized that catabolic enzymes were essential for sustained biological activity and that these enzymes must be compartmentalized to prevent their indiscriminate hydrolysis of biopolymers. He proposed that plant proteases, nucleases, phosphatases, and other degradative enzymes were constituents of a "lytic compartment," a compartment that included the extracellular space, vacuoles, and other organelles containing lytic enzymes. With improved techniques for vacuole isolation, it became clear that many plant vacuoles contain enzymes found in animal lysosomes (Matile 1978 ; Wink 1993 ). Plant vacuoles were therefore seen as fulfilling the role of the animal lysosomal system (Boller and Wiemken 1986 ). " This is just one paper of many reporting plant cell lysosomes. The first such report appeared more than 30 years ago: Matile (1968) "Lysosomes of root tip cells in corn seedlines." Planta 79: 181-196.
What else can I help you with?
Do fungi have lysosome?
Fungi are type of eukariyotes.So they have lysosomes.
What breaks down substances in a cell?
The lysosome.
Which vacuole-like strucrures break down and recycle cell parts?
The lysosome is the organelle that breaks down molecules.
How come the enzyme inside the lysosome does not digest the wall of lysosome?
because the lysosome cannot release its contents unless nearby cells allow it.
Why it is important to have pH aroun 5 in lysosome?
The lysosome is full of hydrolytic enzymes that work best at about 5 pH, so the lysosome has membrane integral proteins that constant pump H + into the lumen of the lysosome to keep the interior solution acidic.
Do fungi have lysosome?
Fungi are type of eukariyotes.So they have lysosomes.
What is the job in the cell lysosome?
What is the lysosome job in the animal cell?
What organelles is the trash can of the cell?
Lysosome, or vesicles or vacuoles.
What breaks down substances in a cell?
The lysosome.
Can lysosome be found in the cytoplasm?
Lysosome is an organell.So it can be found in cytoplasm.
Which vacuole-like strucrures break down and recycle cell parts?
The lysosome is the organelle that breaks down molecules.
How come the enzyme inside the lysosome does not digest the wall of lysosome?
because the lysosome cannot release its contents unless nearby cells allow it.
Analogies for the lysosome?
A lysosome is like an incinerator because it destroys waste in a cell.
Tiny packets of digestive enzymes inside of cells are called what?
Lysosome
What is a small digestive organelle filled with enzymes?
A lysosome.
How does lysosome represent a government?
it is the maid of the white house because they clean up the white house and so does the lysosome but the lysosome cleans up the cell
Why it is important to have pH aroun 5 in lysosome?
The lysosome is full of hydrolytic enzymes that work best at about 5 pH, so the lysosome has membrane integral proteins that constant pump H + into the lumen of the lysosome to keep the interior solution acidic.
