These structures do exchange membrane material, however, via a special type of transport. Membranes and their constituent proteins are assembled in the ER. This organelle contains the enzymes ...

In addition to the nucleus, eukaryotic cells may contain several other types of organelles, which may include mitochondria, chloroplasts, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus ...

Researchers from Stanford University and LMU have uncovered how cells renew their endoplasmic reticulum’s protein factories.