Endoplasmic Reticulum Enrichment Products

Description

The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a membranous labyrinth that extends throughout the cytoplasm of the cell as a single continuous network of flattened sacs and tubules. The ER accounts for more than half the total membrane in eukaryotic cells and 10% of a cell's total volume, thus representing one of the largest organelles. It plays a critical role not only in lipid and protein biosynthesis but is central to protein modification, folding, and assembly. The ER is generally characterized as being devoid of membrane-bound ribosomes, (smooth ER), or studded with ribosomes (rough ER); each differing in structure, appearance, and function.

Bioinformatics

Alternate Names

ER Enrichment