Term Information

Accession
GO:0036407
Name
mycolate outer membrane
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
MOM, mycobacterial outer membrane, mycomembrane
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A mycolic acid-rich cell outer membrane containing a lipid bilayer and long-chain mycolic acids (hydroxylated branched-chain fatty acids) that are covalently linked to the cell wall peptidoglycan via an arabinogalactan network. Found in mycobacteria and related genera (e.g. corynebacteria). Source: PMID:18316738, GOC:bf, PMID:18567661, GOC:das, GOC:md
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0036407 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of mycolate outer membrane (GO:0036407)
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mycolate outer membrane [is_a relation] is_a  cell outer membrane (GO:0009279)
Children of mycolate outer membrane (GO:0036407)
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extrinsic component of mycolate outer membrane (GO:0036420) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  mycolate outer membrane
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