Term Name: trans-Golgi network
Synonyms: Golgi trans face, Golgi trans-face, late Golgi, maturing face, TGN, trans face, trans Golgi network
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005802]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: trans-Golgi network membrane
is a type of: Golgi apparatus subcompartment