Other Functions of a Lysosome Aside from digesting materials in the cell, lysosomes have other important jobs in maintaining the overall health of the cell. They help fight disease of the host cell in order to keep it healthy. read more
The Function Of Lysosomes Lysosomes are organelles inside animal cells that are fully membrane-bound; they're not present in red blood cells, though, and fungi have a similar structure called vacuoles that serves the same purpose but actually is not considered a lysosome. read more
Lysosomes can even function to digest the entire cell that contains them. For example, when a tadpole develops into a frog, lysosomes within the cell of the tadpole's tail cause its digestion. The molecules released are used to build different cells, perhaps in the newly formed legs of the adult frog. read more