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Title: Why does most new membrane synthesis in a eukaryotic cell take place in the ER?
Post by: Islander16 on Nov 9, 2015
Why does most new membrane synthesis in a eukaryotic cell take place in the Endoplasmic Reticulum?


Title: Re: Why does most new membrane synthesis in a eukaryotic cell take place in the ER?
Post by: bio_man on Nov 9, 2015
This is a great question which I have never attempted to answer. I believe if you read the following article, it explains it in depth: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674712/