Pancreatic beta cells produce insulin for the body. In order to secrete it into the blood, it must be transported _______________ distance through the cell on _____________________, which are cytoskeletal polymers made of _______ monomers of _________________. To build these “highways”, the cell will copy the relevant _____________ in the nucleus to________________ in a process called _____________________. The resulting strand will then be edited to remove the __________________, and the remaining ________________ will leave through ______________________. Once in the ____________________, the edited _________________ will be _____________________ on _________________ ribosomes.Pancreatic beta cells produce insulin for the body. In order to secrete it into the blood, it must be transported long distance through the cell on microtubules, which are cytoskeletal polymers made of 13 monomers of tubulin. To build these “highways”, the cell will copy the relevant DNA in thenucleus to mRNA in a process called transcription. The resulting strand will then be edited to remove the introns, and the remaining exons will leave through the nuclear pores. Once in the cytoplasm, the edited mRNA will be translated on free
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