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Why the trans face of the golgi apparatus is known as shipping side and cis face is known as receiving side ?

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The golgi apparatus receive the proteins, modifies them, pack them and transport to the different destinations, within and outside of the cell. Golgi receives the protein at its cis face and transport them through the trans face.Hence they are called so.

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