Term Information

Accession
GO:0001527
Name
microfibril
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
extended fibrils, fibrillin
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Extracellular matrix components occurring independently or along with elastin. Thought to have force-bearing functions in tendon. In addition to fibrillins, microfibrils may contain other associated proteins. Source: PMID:27026396
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0001527 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of microfibril (GO:0001527)
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microfibril [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  extracellular matrix (GO:0031012)
microfibril [is_a relation] is_a  supramolecular fiber (GO:0099512)

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