What are 2 organelles that work together?

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What are 2 organelles that work together?

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answered Mar 30 by Blackbiden (10,340 points)
2 organelles that work together are ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum which work together to synthesize proteins.

Ribosomes produce proteins and the endoplasmic reticulum provides a location and structure for this process.

Ribosomes are small, granular organelles which are the site of protein synthesis and they can be found floating in the cytoplasm or be attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Endoplasmic Reticulum are a network of membranes which extends throughout the cytoplasm and there are two types which are rough ER and Smooth ER.

Rough ER is a studded type with ribosomes and is involved in protein synthesis and processing and smooth ER is the type that lacks ribosomes and is also involved in lipid synthesis, detoxification and other functions.

Ribosomes attached to the rough ER synthesize proteins which are destined for secretion or for insertion into other cellular membranes.

And the rough ER provides a scaffold for the ribosomes and a space for the newly synthesized proteins to fold and be processed and once synthesized, the proteins are then transported to other parts of the cell for further processing or secretion.

Lysosomes and vacuoles also work together and most particularly in processes such as waste removal and intracellular digestion, where vacuoles can also act as storage compartments and lysosomes break down the contents.

Vacuoles are membrane bound organelles which serve as storage compartments for various substances such as water, nutrients and waste products and they also play a role in maintaining cell turgor pressure and can also transport substances within the cell.

And lysosomes are specialized vacuoles which contain digestive enzymes, in which they use to break down macromolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids and they also play a role in the recycling of cellular components and destroy pathogens.

Vacuoles can also in some cases act as food vacuoles or phagosomes and engulf material from outside the cell through phagocytosis.

The vacuoles then will fuse with lysosomes and allow the lysosomal enzymes to break down the engulfed material.

Lysosomes and vacuoles are the same in that they both are membrane bound organelles in eukaryotic cells and both lysosomes and vacuoles are used for storage and vacuoles are a type of all purpose storage system.

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