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What cellular organelle is(are) the shipping and receiving center(s) for the cell?



Asked by Wyatt Williams, Last updated: Feb 28, 2024

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W. Wright

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W. Wright, Biology student, Biology student, Astoria

Answered Feb 18, 2021

The cellular organelle that serves as the shipping and receiving center for the cell is the Golgi apparatus. Most products are usually transported to the Golgi apparatus after they must have left the Endoplasmic Reticulum’s production site. This Golgi apparatus contains several flattened membranes that look like sacs inside them.

These sacs are seated on top of each other, similar to that of a stack of pancakes. Also, all the sacs present there are found to be interconnected. The Golgi apparatus is manufactured by the smooth Endoplasmic reticulum by pinching off some parts of itself.

At last, some parts of these bits of membranes are left on the Golgi apparatus. At this stage of the Golgi apparatus, minor adjustments are usually made to the finished products. The products are being inspected in case of any flaws, and they are also cleaned, wrapped, and target for packing.

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F. Lopez

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

The Golgi apparatus is also known as the Golgi complex or the Golgi body. This is the organelle that can be found in a lot of eukaryotic cells. This can be found in the endomembrane system found in the cytoplasm. This will package the different proteins into membrane−found vesicles that can be found inside the cell.

The main function of the Golgi Apparatus is to make sure that the eukaryotic cells will be able to store and modify the different proteins. They are meant to do specific functions. They will prepare the proteins so that they can be used in the different portions of the cells.

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G. Roland

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G. Roland, Professor, Austin

Answered Feb 12, 2021

The Golgi apparatus is the manufacturing and shipping center of a eukaryotic cell. The Golgi apparatus is responsible for manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping certain cellular products, particularly those from the endoplasmic reticulum.

A Golgi complex comprises cisternae, which are flat sacs that are stacked in a partially bent structure. Each formation has a membrane to detach it from the cytoplasm of the cell. The Golgi apparatus has many different functions, including regulation of specific products, from the endoplasmic reticulum.

Some examples include phospholipids and proteins. The apparatus can also manufacture its biological polymers. Golgi, in the beginning, stages of mitosis, disassembles while it reconstructs into the telophase stage. Golgi membrane protein interactions are responsible for their attractive shape.

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Wyatt Williams

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Answered Mar 06, 2018

The Golgi Apparatus
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