Cell Component
trans-golgi network
Subclass of:
Golgi Apparatus
Definitions related to trans-golgi network:
  • A network of membrane compartments, located at the cytoplasmic side of the GOLGI APPARATUS, where proteins and lipids are sorted for transport to various locations in the cell or cell membrane.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A network of membrane components where vesicles bud off the Golgi apparatus to bring proteins, membranes and other components to the plasma membrane, secretory vesicles and endosomes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The network of interconnected tubular and cisternal structures located within the Golgi apparatus on the side distal to the endoplasmic reticulum, from which secretory vesicles emerge. The trans-Golgi network is important in the later stages of protein secretion where it is thought to play a key role in the sorting and targeting of secreted proteins to the correct destination.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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