Golgi apparatus

The Golgi apparatus (/ˈɡɒldʒi/), also known as the Golgi complex, Golgi body, or simply the Golgi, is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. Part of the endomembrane system in the cytoplasm, it packages proteins into membrane-bound vesicles inside the cell before the vesicles are sent to their destination. It resides at the intersection of the secretory, lysosomal, and endocytic pathways. It is of particular importance in processing proteins for secretion, containing a set of glycosylation enzymes that attach various sugar monomers to proteins as the proteins move through the apparatus.

Not to be confused with Gyrification.
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Cell biology
Golgi apparatus
Components of a typical Golgi apparatus:
  1. Cisternæ
  2. Lumen
  3. Incoming transport vesicle
  4. Cis face
  5. Trans face
  6. Outgoing transport vesicle

It was identified in 1897 by the Italian biologist and pathologist Camillo Golgi and was named after him in 1898.

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