Golgi Apparatus Flashcards
What is the golgi apparatus?
A stack of flattened membrane bound compartments
What are cisternae?
Flattened membrane bound sacks
What is the function of the golgi apparatus?
Protein modification and storage
What is the structure of the golgi apparatus?
Cis cisterna
Medial cisterna
Trans cisterna
What type of proteins are sorted and modified in the golgi apparatus?
Proteins destined to be secreted
What molecule is the golgi apparatus the major site of synthesis of?
carbohydrates
- Glycoproteins
- Proteoglycans
In what type of cells is the golgi apparatus prominent?
Secretory cells
- Goblet cells
Describe the process by which a protein leaves the ER and enters the golgi apparatus.
- Proteins are synthesised on the ER
- Fully and correctly folded proteins leave the ER in vesicles
- The vesicle is transported to the golgi apparatus
- Vesicles undergo homotypic fusion which result in VTCs
- When the VTCs reach the cis cisterna they fuse to its membrane
- ER proteins are retrieved from the golgi apparatus
What do proteins require in order for efficient export from the ER?
An exit signal
What protein coating on the vesicle interacts with the ER membrane causing the vesicle to bud off?
COPII
When do vesicles shed their COPII protein coat?
Once they have budded off the ER
What is homotypic fusion?
The fusing of alike vesicles to form VTCs
What is a VTC?
Vesicular tubular cluster
What does the fusion of VTCs to the cis cisterna result in?
Release of cargo into the cisterna
What mediates the release of cargo into the cisterna?
The decrease in pH ; the golgi apparatus is more acidic than the ER