Definition. noun, plural: cell organelles. A membrane-bound compartment or structure in a cell that performs a special function. Supplement. A eukaryotic cell contains many organelles, for example, the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and chloroplast (plastid).
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a neuropeptide and an incretin derived from the transcription product of the proglucagon gene.he known peripheral functions of GLP-1 include: 1  increases insulin secretion from the pancreas in a glucose-dependent manner. 2  increases insulin-sensitivity in both alpha cells and beta cells. 3  increases beta cells mass and insulin expression, PTM, and secretion.
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein composed of 238 amino acid residues (26.9 kDa) that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range.artin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, and Roger Y. Tsien were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 10 October 2008 for their discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein.