Planteome: Term Details for "fungal-type vacuole" (GO:0000324)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0000324
Name: fungal-type vacuole
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: vacuole, cell cycle-correlated morphology
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A vacuole that has both lytic and storage functions. The fungal vacuole is a large, membrane-bounded organelle that functions as a reservoir for the storage of small molecules (including polyphosphate, amino acids, several divalent cations (e.g. calcium), other ions, and other small molecules) as well as being the primary compartment for degradation. It is an acidic compartment, containing an ensemble of acid hydrolases. At least in S. cerevisiae, there are indications that the morphology of the vacuole is variable and correlated with the cell cycle, with logarithmically growing cells having a multilobed, reticulated vacuole, while stationary phase cells contain a single large structure. Source: GOC:mtg_sensu, GOC:mah, ISBN:0879693649
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0000324 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to fungal-type vacuole.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to fungal-type vacuole.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for fungal-type vacuole.
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