Term Information

Accession
GO:0031672
Name
A band
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
A disc, Q disc, anisotropic disc, transverse disc
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The dark-staining region of a sarcomere, in which myosin thick filaments are present; the center is traversed by the paler H zone, which in turn contains the M line. Source: ISBN:0321204131
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0031672 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of A band (GO:0031672)
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A band [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)
A band [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sarcomere (GO:0030017)
Children of A band (GO:0031672)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
M band (GO:0031430) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  A band
H zone (GO:0031673) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  A band
C zone (GO:0014705) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  A band