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The Golgi apparatus is located near the nucleus and rough ER for redistributing as well as packaging. It gets lipids and proteins from the rough endoplasmic reticulum. It sorts them and modifies some of them before sending them to another destination.

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Because the nucleus does not possess the machinery to process its own proteins. They must be imported from the Golgi Apparatus

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because it is right there by the ribosomes and it can work with it.

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the nucleus contains DNA that is telling the ribosomes what proteins to make so that the proteins can be transported by the ER

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So that they may quickly and easily package and transport molecules.

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They originate from the same membrane, actually.

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Where is the rough endoplasmic reticulum found near the nucleus or cytoplasm?

It's found near the nucleus but the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is attached the the rough ER. The smooth ER is attached to the nucleus.


Where is smooth endoplasmic reticulum found?

near the plasma membrane! Hope this helps!


Where is the rough ER located in a cell?

Rough ER is found throughout the cell but the density is higher near the nucleus and the Golgi apparatus.


Which organelle is involved in the modification and transport of protein?

the smooth and rough(ER) AS WELL AS THE NUCLEUS the smooth and rough(ER) AS WELL AS THE NUCLEUS


Where is the rough ER located in an animal cell?

The rough ER is located (borders) the nucleus.


What is the location of the smooth ER?

It is found near the Nucleolus so located in plant and animal cells! By eliu sosa diaaz


The parts of the animal cell?

Membrane, ribosomes, lysosomes, nucleus, nucleolus, smooth ER, rough ER, mitochondria


Where is the er in the cell located?

The Nucleus of a cell


Do red blood cells have smooth ER?

No. red blood cells do not have many organelles. They have lost their smooth ER and other organelles in addition to the nucleus during maturation


What is inside a nerve cell?

inside a nerve cell is a nucleus, a nucleolus (thats right in the centre) and polyrisomes. Rough ER and Smooth ER


Is the smooth ER located in the animal or plant cell?

plant cell


What are the similarities between animal cells and plant cells?

they both have nucleus