The lysosome turns fifty

被引:309
作者
de Duve, C [1 ]
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[1] Catholic Univ Louvain, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[2] Rockefeller Univ, New York, NY 10021 USA
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10.1038/ncb0905-847
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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In the course of an investigation aimed at characterizing hepatic glucose 6- phosphatase, the unrelated acid phosphatase of rat liver was serendipitously observed to be latent and particle- bound in freshly prepared homogenates. Experiments designed to elucidate this intriguing finding led, 50 years ago, to the discovery of lysosomes. This could not have happened if strict adherence to a previously set programme had been mandatory.
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