Preferred Name | trans-Golgi network | |
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trans Golgi network TGN |
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Definitions |
The network of interconnected tubular and cisternal structures located within the Golgi apparatus on the side distal to the endoplasmic reticulum, from which secretory vesicles emerge. The trans-Golgi network is important in the later stages of protein secretion where it is thought to play a key role in the sorting and targeting of secreted proteins to the correct destination. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005802 |
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altLabel |
trans Golgi network TGN |
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BFO_0000050 | ||
definition |
The network of interconnected tubular and cisternal structures located within the Golgi apparatus on the side distal to the endoplasmic reticulum, from which secretory vesicles emerge. The trans-Golgi network is important in the later stages of protein secretion where it is thought to play a key role in the sorting and targeting of secreted proteins to the correct destination. |
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cellular_component |
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id |
GO:0005802 |
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notation |
GO:0005802 |
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prefLabel |
trans-Golgi network |
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relatedMatch |
NIF_Subcellular:sao9456487 |
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subClassOf |