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What is the function of a Golgi apparatus in a cell?

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Listed below are the functions of Golgi complex

  • The vital function of the Golgi apparatus is packaging and secretion of proteins.
  • It receives proteins from Endoplasmic Reticulum.
  • It packages it into membrane-bound vesicles, which are then transported to various destinations, such as lysosomes, plasma membrane or secretion.
  • They also take part in the transport of lipids and the formation of lysosomes.
  • Post-translational modification and enzymatic processing occur near the membrane surface in Golgi bodies, e.g. phosphorylation, glycosylation, etc.
  • Golgi apparatus is the site for the synthesis of various glycolipids, sphingomyelin, etc.
  • Complex polysaccharides of the cell wall are synthesised in the Golgi apparatus in plant cells.
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