The Endomembrane System and Proteins

The Endomembrane System and Proteins

This text discusses the structure and function of the plasma membrane, nuclear envelope, lysosomes, vesicles, endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • cell theory
  • cell wall
  • central vacuole
  • centrosome
  • chlorophyll
  • chloroplast
  • chromatin
  • chromosome
  • cilium
  • cytoplasm
  • cytoskeleton
  • cytosol
  • desmosome
  • electron microscope
  • endomembrane system
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • ER
  • eukaryotic cell
  • extracellular matrix
  • flagellum
  • gap junction
  • Golgi apparatus
  • intermediate filament
  • light microscope
  • lysosome
  • microfilament
  • microscope
  • microtubule
  • mitochondria
  • nuclear envelope
  • nucleoid
  • nucleolus
  • nucleoplasm
  • nucleus
  • organelle
  • peroxisome
  • plasma membrane
  • plasmodesma
  • prokaryote
  • ribosome
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • RER
  • smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • SER
  • tight junction
  • unified cell theory
  • vacuole
  • vesicle
  • cell structure
  • cardiologist
  • geneticist
  • protein