What is the main role of lysosomes and vacuoles?

The vacuole in cells have three main functions which are to provide the plant with support or rigidity, a storage area for nutrients and waste matter and can decompose complex molecules, according to British Society for Cell Biology. In plant cells, the vacuole also can store water. read more

lysosomes are present only in animal cell not in plant cell. vacuoles are present in plants. similarity in both is that vaculose store the toxic substance like cyanide and other it do not have excretion system like animals. whereas animals have lysosome which help in release toxic substance throug excretion .lysosome are called suicidal sacs. read more

Recently lysosome’s role has been discovered in the metamorphosis of frog. Disappearance of tail from tadpole larva of frog is due to lysosomal activity (action of cathepsins present in lysosomes) as described by Weber. 4. Help in protein synthesis: Novikoff and Essner (1960) have suggested the possible role of lysosomes in protein synthesis. read more