Now, why exactly would a cell want to kill itself? Well, imagine that the DNA of the cell is somehow damaged and that could cause serious problems. So to basically kill off the cell, the Lysosome can rupture and that destroys the cell, as well as killing off that type of DNA that was basically damaged. And this process is known as autolysis. Now, where exactly are Lysosomes produced and where are the proteins inside the Lysosomes produced? So basically, the proteins, the enzymatic proteins inside the Lysosomes are produced in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.