1. Katrina Hein & Paul Dunay
Golgi Apparatus
Katrina Hein
&
Paul Dunay

2. The Golgi apparatus is located in both plant and animal cells.

3. Function: Sort proteins and lipids received from the ER
Adds molecules or chops tiny pieces off the ends (modifies)
Sort and package these molecules into vesicles for transport to other parts of the cell or secretion from the cell

4. Made up of a series of membrane-covered sacs called cisternae.
A complex network of tubules and vesicles is located at the edges of the cisternae.
The cis face is found near the endoplasmic reticulum .
The trans face is located more towards the plasma membrane .
Secretion vesicles are formed around the molecules.

5. Alzheimer’s Disease The fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus
The falling apart of the Golgi can cause impairments in the axons and presynaptic terminals of a nerve

6. Questions
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