GOLGI BODIES/ GOLGI COMPLEX / GOLGI APPARATUS

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GOLGI BODY / GOLGI COMPLEX / GOLGI APPARATUS

  • Golgi body was first discovered by Camillo Golgi.
  • It is made up of a stack of membrane bounded bodies known as cisternae.
  • It is located in the cytoplasm next to the Endoplasmic reticulum near the nucleus.
  • Golgi apparatus is responsible for transporting, modifying, and packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles for delivery to targeted destinations. 
  • It plays a major roles in the production of lysosomes.
  • It is involved in the synthesis and secretion of hormones and enzymes.
  • The number of golgi bodies vary from cell to cell. Cells that secrete hormones and enzymes have a large number of Golgi bodies.

FUNCTIONS OF GOLGI BODIES

  • Golgi apparatus is responsible for transporting, modifying, and packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles for delivery to targeted destinations. 
  • It plays a major roles in the production of lysosomes.
  • It is involved in the synthesis and secretion of hormones and enzymes.

QUESTIONS FOR SELF EVALUATION

  1. Who discovered the Golgi bodies.
  2. What do you understand by cisternae?
  3. What is the main function of the Golgi bodies?
  4. Golgi bodies hep in the production of ………….

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