The Golgi apparatus modifies proteins chemically and then
repackages them.
The Golgi apparatus has been described as
the shipping department for the cell's products. The Golgi apparatus receives newly
produced proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum and changes them chemically. It then
sorts and packages these proteins and readies them for transport outside of the cell or
another location in the cell. The Golgi apparatus looks like a series of membranes that
form a ribbon-like structure. The Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum are part
of the endomembrane system which also includes vacuoles, lysosomes, the nuclear
envelope, and the plasma membrane.
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