The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (smooth er) has two main purposes. The first is that it contains enzymes that synthesize lipids. These lipids are vital to the cell membrane, which, is composed of a lipid bilayer. Furthermore, it also "packages" the substances synthesized by the rough er and the ribosomes (amino acids) to the golgi apparatus where they can be transported out of the cell.
Therefore, without a smooth er, the cell would be unable to synthesize a cell membrane and it would be unable to transport vital materials to other parts of the cells. The cell would probably be unable to function and die.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough) : Highway with cars (for ribosomes) Endoplasmic Reticulum (Soft) : Road without cars* *because the soft endoplasmic reticulum does not contain ribosomes
There will be no distribution and storage of enzymes in the cell.
is the endoplasmic reticulum an Eukaryotic cell?
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A cell with an extensive area of smooth endoplasmic reticulum is likely specialized for lipid and steroid synthesis, detoxification of drugs and poisons, and calcium storage. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum lacks ribosomes and appears smooth under electron microscopy.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (Rough) : Highway with cars (for ribosomes) Endoplasmic Reticulum (Soft) : Road without cars* *because the soft endoplasmic reticulum does not contain ribosomes
There will be no distribution and storage of enzymes in the cell.
Ribosomes can be attached to endoplasmic reticulum, and when ribosomes are attached, it is called rough endoplasmic reticulum.
That would be the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), specifically the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. It lacks ribosomes on its surface, unlike the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The smooth ER is involved in lipid synthesis, metabolism, and detoxification processes.
A highway/road :)
Ribosomes would be the simple answer, but they only bind to the endoplasmic reticulum once it begins to synthesize a protein. Other bumpy structures you may encounter on the endoplasmic reticulum are proteins and vesicles.
is the endoplasmic reticulum an Eukaryotic cell?
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In the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
The endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi Complex (apparatus) are alike because they both handle protein. They are different because the er or the endoplasmic reticulum makes the protein and the Golgi complex packages and distributes the protein.
KDEL an amino acid sequence which signals that a protein belongs in the endoplasmic reticulum. Attaching it to insulin would cause the insulin to be retained within the endoplasmic reticulum.