Golgi Apparatus

Golgi Apparatus What's most important? · The Golgi apparatus consists of stacks of sacs with vesicles pinching off from the edges of the sacs. · The function of the Golgi is to package materials for export from the cell. Structure Golgi apparatus (sometimes called the Golgi body) is similar to Endoplasmic Reticulum(ER). Golgi apparatus consists of sacs (with a single membrane), which are stacked like pancakes. Closely associated with the edges of the flattened sacs you wi…

…d lipids to their final destination. Think of Golgi bodies as Post Offices. Just as a letter is taken to the post office to be mailed to another location, proteins and lipids are transported to the Golgi body for shipment to other locations in the body. Within the Golgi body (or Golgi apparatus), these proteins and lipids are labeled with sequences of molecules (an address), which tell the body where these products should be delivered.