Golgi body

• Golgi body

  • compact structure of cisternae
  • similar to smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • cis face - where transport vesicles join
  • trans face - where secretory vesicles leave
• Golgi body function

  • modifies and packages proteins
  • some are put into secretory vesicles to leave the cell
  • modifications include carbohydrate tags