Term Information

Accession
GO:0000782
Name
telomere cap complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A complex of DNA and protein located at the end of a linear chromosome that protects and stabilizes a linear chromosome. Source: GOC:elh
Comment
Note that this term can be used in place of the obsolete cellular component term 'telomere ; GO:0005696'. Use with caution because this term refers to a specific protein complex and not a region of the chromosome.
History
See term history for GO:0000782 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of telomere cap complex (GO:0000782)
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telomere cap complex [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  chromosome, telomeric repeat region (GO:0140445)
telomere cap complex [is_a relation] is_a  protein-DNA complex (GO:0032993)
Children of telomere cap complex (GO:0000782)
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Tpg-containing telomere binding complex (GO:0043769) [is_a relation] is_a  telomere cap complex
nuclear telomere cap complex (GO:0000783) [is_a relation] is_a  telomere cap complex
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