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  2. Vesicle (biology and chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Vesicles can also fuse with other organelles within the cell. A vesicle released from the cell is known as an extracellular vesicle. Vesicles perform a variety of functions. Because it is separated from the cytosol, the inside of the vesicle can be made to be different from the cytosolic environment. For this reason, vesicles are a basic tool ...

  3. Golgi apparatus - Wikipedia

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    The Golgi apparatus (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ l dʒ i /), also known as the Golgi complex, Golgi body, or simply the Golgi, is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. [1] Part of the endomembrane system in the cytoplasm, it packages proteins into membrane-bound vesicles inside the cell before the vesicles are sent to their destination.

  4. Lysosome - Wikipedia

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    A lysosome (/ ˈ l aɪ s ə ˌ s oʊ m /) is a single membrane-bound organelle found in many animal cells. [1] [2] They are spherical vesicles that contain hydrolytic enzymes that digest many kinds of biomolecules.

  5. Endosome - Wikipedia

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    Molecules are also sorted into smaller vesicles that bud from the perimeter membrane into the endosome lumen, forming intraluminal vesicles (ILVs); this leads to the multivesicular appearance of late endosomes and so they are also known as multivesicular endosomes or multivesicular bodies (MVBs).

  6. Endomembrane system - Wikipedia

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    A vesicle is a relatively small, membrane-enclosed sac that stores or transports substances. [6] The cell membrane is a protective barrier that regulates what enters and leaves the cell. [ 7 ] There is also an organelle known as the Spitzenkörper that is only found in fungi, and is connected with hyphal tip growth.

  7. Intracellular transport - Wikipedia

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    Prokaryotes are able to subsist by allowing materials to enter the cell via simple diffusion. Intracellular transport is more specialized than diffusion; it is a multifaceted process which utilizes transport vesicles. Transport vesicles are small structures within the cell consisting of a fluid enclosed by a lipid bilayer that hold cargo. These ...

  8. Organelle - Wikipedia

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    Main function Structure Organisms acrosome: helps spermatozoa fuse with ovum: single-membrane compartment: most animals (including sponges) autophagosome: vesicle that sequesters cytoplasmic material and organelles for degradation: double-membrane compartment: all eukaryotes centriole: anchor for cytoskeleton, organizes cell division by forming ...

  9. Microvesicle - Wikipedia

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    Endocytic vesicles fuse together forming an early endosome. 3. Endocytic cisterna matures into exocytic multivesicular body, during which membrane invaginations form exosomes. 4.Multivesicular body fuses with the plasma membrane, releasing exosomes into the extracellular space.