Why is the endoplasmic reticulum called the transporting channel of the cell?
(N/A) The endoplasmic reticulum $(ER)$ is called the transporting channel of the cell because it serves as a network of membranes that facilitates the transport of materials,particularly proteins and lipids,between various regions of the cytoplasm or between the cytoplasm and the nucleus.
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