#golgi

Making the Matrix

The extracellular matrix (ECM) – the protein and mineral network outside cells – is essential for tissues' healthy function. Secretion of the ECM is regulated by a complex within cells, an organelle called the Golgi apparatus. In this study, the roles of different protein components of the apparatus in ECM secretion are revealed

Read the published research article here

Video from work by George Thompson and colleagues

School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Video originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Journal of Cell Biology, August 2025

/ art by @bootleggreely​ !

Golgi (It/They/We)

The second oldest of the bunch, this king is actually two minds in one body! 

They, typically, work together without issue, but both “sides” of the body are capable of their own movement and their own gaze.