Lysosomes are small sacs of digestive enzymes in the cell for eating. Proteins and ribosomes move through the cell acting as catalysts for various chemical processes. In a roundabout way, some genetic material does reach the cytoplasm. The endoplasmic reticulum is an RNA-coding area, before this information is sent to the nucleus. If a person is born with irregular cytoplasm, in most cases they do not live.
Cytoplasm is so essential to the cell, it requires working order to operate and maintain life.
However, some unusual cases of cytoplasmic irregularity do exist, and scientists are learning how to transplant cytoplasm into cells to help them function normally. Also, cytoplasm in animals is being examined for ways to enter the cell and penetrate nucleii with cures for certain diseases. Other uses for cytoplasm are being developed. Recently, it allowed scientists a close view of the HIV virus as it entered a cell. Cytoplasm also is used extensively in cloning, when information is transferred from the mother to the cloning host.