What is Golgi complex?
[[Image:Human leukocyte, showing golgi - TEM.jpg|thumb|300px|Electron micrograph of Golgi apparatus: a stack of semicircular black rings near the bottom. Many circular vesicles can be seen near the organelle.]] The '''Golgi complex''', also known as the '''Golgi apparatus''' or simply the '''Golgi''', is a [[cytoplasm]]ic [[organelle]]. It is found in [[eukaryote]] [[Cell (biology)|cells]], as in [[animals]], [[plants]], and [[fungus|fungi]]. The complex was discovered by [[Camillo Golgi]] in 1898. Golgi, who worked at [[Pavia]], Italy, was ignored. His discovery was said to be dirt on his lenses. Years later, [[electron microscope]] pictures showed structures just like in the original Golgi drawings. It is made of several flattened sac-like membranes which look like a stack of pancakes. The main function of the Golgi apparatus is to process and package [[macromolecule]]s, such as [[protein]]s and [[lipid]]s. They come to the Golgi after being built, and before they go to their destination. Much of the enzymatic processing is [[translation (genetics)|post-translational]] modification of proteins. The Golgi complex inspects them for flaws and discards extra material added during their manufacture, wraps them up and then targets them for packaging. The Golgi complex is especially active in processing proteins for [[secretion]]. The Golgi releases special enzymes which clean off any extra amino acids. When the package is ready, it is pinched off the Golgi and released into the cytoplasm.<ref>Pavelk M. & Mironov A.A. 2008. ''The Golgi Apparatus: state of the art 110 years after Camillo Golgi's discovery''. Berlin: Springer. p. 580. ISBN 978-3-211-76310-0</ref><ref> Day K.J; Staehelin L.A. & Glick B.S. 2013. A three-stage model of Golgi structure and function. ''Histochem Cell Biol''. '''140''' (3): 239–49. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00418-013-1128-3]</ref> The Golgi complex is part of the cellular [[membrane]] system, and so is the [[endoplasmic reticulum]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[