Term Information

Accession
GO:0000776
Name
kinetochore
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
condensed chromosome kinetochore, condensed nuclear chromosome kinetochore, NMS complex
Alternate IDs
GO:0000778, GO:0000777, GO:0005699, GO:0031617
Definition
A multisubunit complex that is located at the centromeric region of DNA and provides an attachment point for the spindle microtubules. Source: GOC:elh
Comment
Note that the kinetochore overlaps the centromeric DNA, but centromeric DNA is not part of the kinetochore.
History
See term history for GO:0000776 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of kinetochore (GO:0000776)
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kinetochore [is_a relation] is_a  supramolecular complex (GO:0099080)
kinetochore [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043232)
kinetochore [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  condensed chromosome, centromeric region (GO:0000779)
Children of kinetochore (GO:0000776)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
monopolin complex (GO:0033551) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  kinetochore
COMA complex (GO:0000817) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  kinetochore
RZZ complex (GO:1990423) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  kinetochore
inner kinetochore (GO:0000939) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  kinetochore
outer kinetochore (GO:0000940) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  kinetochore
Wikipedia
Kinetochore