Golgi apparatus

American  

noun

1. Golgi body.

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Golgi apparatus Scientific  

/ gōl′jē /

1. An organelle in eukaryotic cells that stores and modifies proteins for specific functions and prepares them for transport to other parts of the cell. The Golgi apparatus is usually near the cell nucleus and consists of a stack of flattened sacs. Proteins secreted by the endoplasmic reticulum are transported into and across the Golgi apparatus by vesicles and may be combined with sugars to form glycoproteins. The modified products are stored in vesicles (such a lysosomes) for later use or transported by vesicles to the plasma membrane, where they are excreted from the cell. The Golgi apparatus is named for its identifier, Italian cytologist Camillo Golgi (1843–1926). It is also called the Golgi body or, in plant cells, the dictyosome.

2. ◆ Collectively in the cell, these organelles are known as the Golgi complex.

3. See more at cell

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Example Sentences

In this project, Oberholtzer found that this sulfhydration process, in modifying a protein called Prdx4 within the Golgi apparatus, confers protection in an oxidative setting.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

Looking into this protective effect then led the researchers to look more closely at the Golgi apparatus by itself.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

However, the researchers found that treating the Golgi apparatus with hydrogen sulfide created T-cells that could take more stress.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

The nuclear envelope starts to break into small vesicles, and the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum fragment and disperse to the periphery of the cell.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Fungal cells also contain mitochondria and a complex system of internal membranes, including the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013