The plant Golgi apparatus--going with the flow

Biochim Biophys Acta. 2005 Jun 30;1744(2):93-107. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.03.009. Epub 2005 Apr 9.

Abstract

The plant Golgi apparatus is composed of many separate stacks of cisternae which are often associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and which in many cell types are motile. In this review, we discuss the latest data on the molecular regulation of Golgi function. The concept of the Golgi as a distinct organelle is challenged and the possibility of a continuum between the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COP-Coated Vesicles / physiology
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / physiology
  • Golgi Apparatus / physiology*
  • Golgi Apparatus / ultrastructure
  • Intracellular Membranes / physiology
  • Models, Biological
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena*
  • Plant Proteins / physiology
  • Plants / ultrastructure*
  • Protein Transport / physiology
  • trans-Golgi Network / physiology

Substances

  • Plant Proteins