The cellular organelle responsible for recycling intracellular proteins is called the
A) mitochondrion.
B) nucleus.
C) nucleolus.
D) Golgi body.
E) proteosome.

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The proteosome is a cellular organelle responsible for recycling intracellular proteins through a process called proteolysis. It breaks down unneeded or damaged proteins into amino acids for reuse. The other choices are not responsible for this specific function. The mitochondrion is responsible for cellular respiration, the nucleus is responsible for DNA storage and regulation, the nucleolus is responsible for ribosome synthesis, and the Golgi body is responsible for processing and packaging proteins for secretion.

The Cellular Organelle Responsible for Recycling Intracellular Proteins Is Called