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Describe how a polypeptide to be secreted reaches the endomembrane system

Chapter 17, Problem 3

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Describe how a polypeptide to be secreted reaches the endomembrane system.

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Describe how a polypeptide to be secreted reaches the endomembrane system.

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A polypeptide to be secreted is typically synthesized on ribosomes on the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The translation process starts with the appearance of the ribosome-mRNA complex on the ER membrane that acts as a template for the translation of mRNA into a polypeptide. The ne

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