Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles in cells that act as recycling centers—breaking down waste materials, damaged ...

The discovery of lysosomes led to many new questions. The most critical question was: what was the physiological function of this "bag" of enzymes? The Function of Lysosomes One of the definitive ...

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in Nature Communications on how the targeted suppression of lysosome function may lead to brain cancer therapy.

The STING protein, known for helping cells fight viral infections by generating inflammation, also appears to function as a ...

Kanazawa University, report in Nature Communications how the targeted suppression of lysosome function may lead to brain cancer therapy.

Scientists have uncovered more than 20 genes whose mutations cause familial forms of Parkinson's disease. One of these genes ...