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Secretory pathway

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The cellular route by which proteins synthesized on rough ER are transported through the Golgi apparatus and packaged into vesicles for delivery to the plasma membrane or extracellular space.

AP course connection

Topic 2.9: 2.9 Cell Compartmentalization

Unit 2

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