Term Information

Accession
GO:0044099
Name
polar tube
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
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Definition
A highly specialized structure unique to microsporidia that is required for host cell invasion. In the spore, the polar tube is connected at the anterior end, and then coils around the sporoplasm. Upon appropriate environmental stimulation, the polar tube rapidly discharges out of the spore, pierces a cell membrane and serves as a conduit for sporoplasm passage into the new host cell. Source: PMID:12076771, PMID:9723921, GOC:mf
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0044099 at QuickGO
Subset
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polar tube [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)

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