Term Information

Accession
GO:0020009
Name
microneme
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
sarconeme
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A small, elongated secretory organelle that forms part of the apical complex, located along the main axis of an apicomplexan parasite cell within the extreme apical region and at the periphery under the inner membrane complex. Of the specialized secretory compartments identified in apicomplexans, micronemes discharge their contents first, during initial contact of the parasite's apical pole with the host cell surface. Micronemal proteins function during parasite attachment and penetration into the target cell. Source: ISBN:0521664470, PMID:11801218
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0020009 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of microneme (GO:0020009)
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microneme [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043231)
microneme [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  apical complex (GO:0020007)
Children of microneme (GO:0020009)
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microneme lumen (GO:0034494) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  microneme
microneme membrane (GO:0033163) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  microneme
Wikipedia
Microneme