Golgi apparatus

Noun

Meaning

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Discovery Owing to its large size and distinctive structure, the Golgi apparatus was one of the first organelles to be discovered and observed in detail. Source: Internet

COPII targets vesicles to the Golgi apparatus and COPI marks them to be brought back to the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Source: Internet

For example, clathrin-coated vesicles transport substances between the Golgi apparatus and the plasma membrane. Source: Internet

Function The Golgi apparatus (salmon pink) in context of the secretory pathway. Source: Internet

In plants, the individual stacks of the Golgi apparatus seem to operate independently. Source: Internet

Only properly folded proteins are transported from the rough ER to the Golgi apparatus – unfolded proteins cause an unfolded protein response as a stress response in the ER. Source: Internet

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