Term Information

Accession
GO:0005827
Name
polar microtubule
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
pole-to-pole microtubule
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any of the spindle microtubules that come from each pole and overlap at the spindle midzone. This interdigitating structure consisting of antiparallel microtubules is responsible for pushing the poles of the spindle apart. Source: ISBN:0815316194
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0005827 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of polar microtubule (GO:0005827)
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polar microtubule [is_a relation] is_a  spindle microtubule (GO:0005876)
polar microtubule [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  spindle pole (GO:0000922)
Children of polar microtubule (GO:0005827)
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mitotic spindle polar microtubule (GO:1990537) [is_a relation] is_a  polar microtubule
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