Abstract
How are lysosomal degradation pathways spatially organized in the complex landscape of a neuron? Cheng et al. (2018. J Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201711083) and Yap et al. (2018. J. Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201711039) characterize the distribution and function of endolysosomal organelles in neurons, providing insights into compartment-specific mechanisms regulating the neuronal proteome.