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endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment |
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- EGTC
- endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi transport container
- ER-Golgi intermediate compartment
- ER-Golgi transport container
- ERGIC
- pre-Golgi intermediate compartment
- vesicular-tubular cluster
- VTC
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Definition: |
A complex system of membrane-bounded compartments located between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex, with a distinctive membrane protein composition; involved in ER-to-Golgi and Golgi-to-ER transport.
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Ontology: |
GO: Cellular Component
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