BIOL1006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Ciliate, Lipid Bilayer, Cell Membrane

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Vesicles and vacuoles are membrane-bound sacs that function in storage and transport. Other than the fact that vacuoles are somewhat larger than vesicles, there is a very subtle distinction between them: the membranes of vesicles can fuse with either the plasma membrane or other membrane systems within the cell. The membrane of a vacuole does not fuse with the membranes of other cellular components. Some agents within plant vacuoles, such as enzymes, break down macromolecules. A vesicle is a small structure within a cell, consisting of fluid enclosed by a lipid bilayer. Vesicles form naturally during the processes of secretion, uptake and transport of materials within the cytoplasm. They may be prepared artificially, in which case they are called liposomes. Vesicles can fuse with the plasma membrane to release their contents outside the cell. Vesicles can also fuse with other organelles within the cell. In this animal cell illustration #4 denotes a vacuole.

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