A newly synthesized digestive enzyme is destined for secretion outside the cell. Which of the following represents the correct sequence of organelles involved in its synthesis, packaging, and release?

Step-by-step solution

Digestive enzymes are proteins. Proteins destined for secretion are synthesized by ribosomes attached to the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER). From the RER, these proteins are transported in vesicles to the cis face of the Golgi apparatus, where they are modified and packaged. Finally, they are released from the trans face of the Golgi apparatus into secretory vesicles, which fuse with the plasma membrane to release the enzyme outside the cell. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis, not prote