BIOL 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Endomembrane System, Secretion, Biomolecule

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The endomembrane system applies to eukaryotic cells only. Their cytoplasm is subdivided into variety of distinct compartments bounded by membrane barriers (which allow each compartment to have their own specific physical and chemical properties) Compartments form different organelles; they are dynamic and in continual flux. The endoplasmic reticulum (er), which is contiguous (attached) to the nuclear envelope. They function are part of a dynamic, interconnected network. The lumen of all compartments except the lysosome is topologically equivalent to the exterior of the cell. The lumen is the inside of a compartment, it most times has similar properties as outside the cell. Allows for biosynthesis, chemical modification and transport of biomolecules between different compartments in the cell. Allows for biomolecules to be exported from the cell via the process of exocytosis. Allows for biomolecules to be imported into the cell and moved from outer surface to a compartment via the process of endocytosis.

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