Term Information

Accession
GO:0000235
Name
astral microtubule
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any of the spindle microtubules that radiate in all directions from the spindle poles and are thought to contribute to the forces that separate the poles and position them in relation to the rest of the cell. Source: ISBN:0815316194
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0000235 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of astral microtubule (GO:0000235)
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astral microtubule [is_a relation] is_a  cytoplasmic microtubule (GO:0005881)
astral microtubule [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  aster (GO:0005818)
astral microtubule [is_a relation] is_a  spindle microtubule (GO:0005876)
Children of astral microtubule (GO:0000235)
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mitotic spindle astral microtubule (GO:0061673) [is_a relation] is_a  astral microtubule
meiotic spindle astral microtubule (GO:1990574) [is_a relation] is_a  astral microtubule
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