Table of Contents
- 1 What is the path of protein transport through the cell?
- 2 How does protein travel out of a cell?
- 3 Where are proteins located in eukaryotic cells?
- 4 What happens to proteins as they pass through the Golgi apparatus?
- 5 Which organelle uses the sun’s energy to make food?
- 6 How are molecules transported across the plasma membrane?
- 7 Which is part of the cell makes movement possible?
- 8 How are chromosomes transported around the cell during Division?
What is the path of protein transport through the cell?
Proteins destined to be secreted move through the secretory pathway in the following order: rough ER → ER-to-Golgi transport vesicles → Golgi cisternae → secretory or transport vesicles → cell surface (exocytosis) (see Figure 17-13). Small transport vesicles bud off from the ER and fuse to form the cis-Golgi reticulum.
How does protein travel out of a cell?
Protein cargo moves from the ER to the Golgi, is modified within the Golgi, and is then sent to various destinations in the cell, including the lysosomes and the cell surface. The Golgi processes proteins made by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) before sending them out to the cell.
What organelle is a roadway for proteins?
Rough E.R. This structure acts as a roadway for proteins and helps to determine their destination. It has ribosomes on its surface.
Where are proteins located in eukaryotic cells?
nucleus
Recall that DNA contains the information required to build cellular proteins. In eukaryotic cells, the membrane that surrounds the nucleus — commonly called the nuclear envelope — partitions this DNA from the cell’s protein synthesis machinery, which is located in the cytoplasm.
What happens to proteins as they pass through the Golgi apparatus?
What happens to proteins as they pass through the Golgi apparatus? Proteins are modified by having sugars attached or removed. Within the Golgi apparatus, different proteins are modified by the activities of sugar molecules. After modification, the proteins move within vesicles to specific locations in the cell.
When a protein needs to be made where is the signal sent?
– When a protein needs to be made, a signal is sent to a cell to turn on the GENE that codes for the needed protein. This is the start of transcription.
Which organelle uses the sun’s energy to make food?
Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts are the food producers of the cell. The organelles are only found in plant cells and some protists such as algae. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells.
How are molecules transported across the plasma membrane?
Facilitated diffusion is a process by which molecules are transported across the plasma membrane with the help of membrane proteins. A concentration gradient exists that would allow ions and polar molecules to diffuse into the cell, but these materials are repelled by the hydrophobic parts of the cell membrane.
What kind of proteins are involved in facilitated transport?
The integral proteins involved in facilitated transport are collectively referred to as transport proteins; they function as either channels for the material or carriers. In both cases, they are transmembrane proteins.
Which is part of the cell makes movement possible?
The cytoskeleton is the component of the cell that makes cell movement possible. This network of fibers is spread throughout the cell’s cytoplasm and holds organelles in their proper place.
How are chromosomes transported around the cell during Division?
During cell division these components also assist by pulling the daughter chromosomes to opposite ‘poles’ in the dividing process. Throughout the life of the cell various molecules and cargo containing vesicles are transported around the cell by motor proteins.