4.3 The Endoplasmic
Reticulum, Golgi
Apparatus, and
Lysosomes are part of an
extensive
endomembrane
Overview
Cells have extensive sets of intracellular
membranes which compose the
endomembrane system
First discovered in the late 1800s
Contains: the ER, golgi, and lysosomes.
How are the cell membranes synthesized?
Membranes and proteins assembled in the ER
ER: contains the enzymes involved
in lipid synthesis (lipids
manufactured in the ER and inserted
into the organelle's own
membranes_
Transpermeable proteins have enough
hydrophobic surfaces that they are also
inserted into the ER membrane while
being made
Lumen: proteins that will be
secreted by a cell end up in this
internal cavity where they are then
packaged for vesicular release from
the cell
How are organelle membranes maintained?
Membrane lipids and proteins
synthesized in ER must be transported
through the network to the vesicles
Vesicles: cargo-bearing, pinch off of one
set of membranes and travel along
microtubule tracks to the next set of
membranes where they fuse with these
structures
Golgi apparatus
Functions as a molecular assembly line in which
membrane proteins undergo extensive
post-translational modification
Many reactions involve the addition of sugar
residues to membrane proteins and secreted
proteins
cis-Golgi: vesicles that bud off from the ER fuse
with the closet golgi membranes
trans-Golgi: cis-golgi until reach the end of
the assembly line at the farthest sacs from
the ER
Lysosomes
Break down molecules into smaller parts which are then recycled
Have enzymes called hydrolases that can digest proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and other complex sugars
Endocytosis: Vesicles that bud off from the plasma
membrane via this are also sent to lysosomes where
their extracts are procceds