Great question, wish I knew, often wondered about the specific functions of the SER: Need Help Pls.
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid and steroid hormone synthesis, detoxification of drugs and toxins, and calcium storage.
The Endoplasmic Reticulum, specifically, the smooth Endoplasmic Reticulumit is the ER
Ribosomes make RER "rough". SER is smooth because it has none. RER makes proteins because of the ribosomes and SER makes lipids.
The cell membrane is a lipid bilayer, composed of phopholipids: A glyerol molecule with two fatty-acid groups at one end and a phosphate group at the other.Phospholipids are synthesised in the cytoplasm next to the endoplasmic reticulum. The ER sythesthies the lipids, and contains enzymes that catalyse the production of phopholipids such as Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase. The phospholipids produced migrate naturally to the internal face of the membrane, and flippase moves them to the outer face.
The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes within cells that is involved in protein and lipid synthesis. Ribosomes are cellular structures where proteins are synthesized, either free-floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. Together, they play a crucial role in the production and transportation of proteins within the cell.
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid and steroid hormone synthesis, detoxification of drugs and toxins, and calcium storage.
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum, specifically, the smooth Endoplasmic Reticulumit is the ER
Ribosomes make RER "rough". SER is smooth because it has none. RER makes proteins because of the ribosomes and SER makes lipids.
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Endoplasmic Reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the cell organelle responsible for producing new membrane for the cell. The rough ER has ribosomes attached to its surface, which helps in protein synthesis and membrane production.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
The cell membrane is a lipid bilayer, composed of phopholipids: A glyerol molecule with two fatty-acid groups at one end and a phosphate group at the other.Phospholipids are synthesised in the cytoplasm next to the endoplasmic reticulum. The ER sythesthies the lipids, and contains enzymes that catalyse the production of phopholipids such as Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase. The phospholipids produced migrate naturally to the internal face of the membrane, and flippase moves them to the outer face.
The rough endoplasmic reticulum is rough because of the ribosomes, or the things that make proteins in the cell, are attached to it, making it rough. The smooth one is smooth because their are no ribosomes attached to it.
The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes within cells that is involved in protein and lipid synthesis. Ribosomes are cellular structures where proteins are synthesized, either free-floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. Together, they play a crucial role in the production and transportation of proteins within the cell.
The rough ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum) has ribosomes on it. The Smooth ER does not. Ribosomes synthesize or make proteins.