vacuole

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Some become embedded in the cell walls of leaves, while others are placed into structures called vacuoles, which act as storage compartments that hold unwanted materials inside cells.

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In a SIRT6 knockout fly model, blocking the enzyme TDO2 led to a significant improvement in movement problems and reduced the formation of vacuoles, which are signs of brain tissue damage.

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The plant's garbage collectors collect waste from cells and transport it to a kind of recycling station in the plant called a vacuole.

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The detachment of the protrusion from the cell membrane results in the formation of a vacuole within the neighboring cell.

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This mechanism is well known in roots of cereals, where cadmium is retained in the vacuoles and bound to thiol-containing molecules.

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