Golgi Apparatus
Located near the outer side of the endoplasmic reticulum.
Structure
Stack of thin, flat and slightly curved sacs.
Sacs:
Thin in the middle and dilated at the edges.
Not connected to each other.
Function
Process and sort newly synthesized proteins.
Proteins are synthesized on rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Packed in carrier vesicles
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Reach the innermost sac of the Golgi apparatus
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Pass through each sac one by one and are processed during this
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Reach the outermost sac
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Seggregated according to the destination
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Secretory proteins: Packed in secretory vesicles ⟶ Stored ⟶ Upon appropriate signal ⟶ Secreted by the process of exocytosis.
Proteins to be sent to intracellular organelles: Packed in separate vesicles ⟶ go to the respective organelle.