Tracing the protein assembly line
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
Many newly synthesized proteins undergo a sequence of enzymatic modifications that enable them to do their jobs better. This process occurs within a series of membrane-bound structures called 'cisternae' that form the Golgi apparatus—an organelle that packages proteins before they are sent to their destination. Akihiko Nakano, Yasuyuki Suda and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics have now gained important insights into how protein movement through the Golgi apparatus is regulated.