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The curvy structure in the picture on the previous page
represents the protein and the yellow area shows the membrane
of the organelle it is headed to. In order for the protein to pass
through this membrane, it cannot be allowed to fold. For this
purpose, proteins named HSP70 shown in pink bind to the un-
folded protein to prevent it from being folded. This is crucial as

the protein can pass through the gates only when unfolded.

Proteins and Endoplasmic Reticulum

After the proteins are produced, most of them are directed
to the endoplasmic reticulum, from where they transverse the
membrane to go inside of the organelle. Even at this stage, there
are incredible mechanisms in play.
Receptors called SRPs continue to circle the cytoplasm
around the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. Its duty is

recognizing the proteins that need to be directed to the endo-
plasmic reticulum and consists of an RNA molecule and six
proteins. After recognizing through its signal sequence, it
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