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Golgi Apparatus

Golgi apparatus

A membrane-bound sorting and processing center that receives cargo from the ER and sends it to destinations.

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The Golgi receives many proteins and lipids from the ER, makes some finishing changes, and sorts cargo for delivery to different places in or outside the cell.

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Cell componentEndoplasmic Reticulumtraffics cargo toCell componentLysosomesorts cargo to
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Endoplasmic Reticulum · Cell componentTRAFFICS CARGO TO →Golgi Apparatus · Cell component
Golgi Apparatus · Cell componentSORTS CARGO TO →Lysosome · Cell component

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Golgi Apparatus.

textbookProtein Sorting and TransportThe Cell · NCBI Bookshelf textbookThe Compartmentalization of CellsMolecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf
Research Claims

Golgi organization and cargo transit involve cisternal maturation, vesicular exchange, retention, and cell-specific architecture. The simplified postal-center analogy omits this dynamic organization.