endomembrane

(noun)

all the membraneous components inside a eukaryotic cell, including the nuclear envelope, endoplastic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus

Related Terms

Examples of endomembrane in the following topics:

  • Lysosomes

    • In addition to their role as the digestive component and organelle-recycling facility of animal cells, lysosomes are considered to be parts of the endomembrane system.

  • Early Eukaryotes

    • The last common ancestor (LCA) of today's Eukarya had several characteristics that included: cells with nuclei that divided mitotically and contained linear chromosomes where the DNA was associated with histones; a cytoskeleton and endomembrane system; and the ability to make cilia/flagella during at least part of its life cycle.