Lysosomes

ID #1305

Why is the pH lower in the early endosome? This endosome does not have acid hydrolases so how is the pH lowered here?

Acid hydrolases don't lower the pH; protons do. Early endosomes have lower than neutral pH because they have proton pumps in their membranes.

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