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pubmed:abstractText |
Ca2+-regulated exocytosis of lysosomes was previously shown to be required for the repair of plasma membrane wounds. The small chemical vacuolin-1 alters the morphology of lysosomes without affecting the ability of cells to reseal their plasma membrane after injury. On the basis of a failure to detect Ca2+-triggered lysosomal exocytosis in vacuolin-1-treated cells, a recent study proposed that lysosomes are dispensable for resealing. Here, we show that vacuolin-1, despite altering lysosome morphology, does not inhibit the exocytosis of lysosomes induced by exposure to a Ca2+ ionophore, or by plasma membrane wounding. Thus, lysosomes cannot be excluded as agents of membrane repair in vacuolin-1-treated cells.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Section of Microbial Pathogenesis and Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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