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A model of lysosomal pH regulation.
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Abstract
Lysosomes must maintain an acidic luminal pH to activate hydrolytic enzymes and degrade internalized macromolecules. Acidification requires the vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase to pump protons into the lumen and a counterion flux to neutralize the membrane potent
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