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If the smooth endoplasmic reticulum was poisoned so that it did not function, what other organelles in the cell would also be affected?
Is there any other organelle in the cell that can compensate for the loss of function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
Unfortunately, there is no other organelle in the cell that can fully compensate for the loss of function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum. While some functions may be partially taken over by other organelles, the cell would ultimately be unable to carry out many important processes without a functional smooth endoplasmic reticulum.