Term Information

Accession
GO:0020010
Name
conoid
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A spiral cytoskeletal structure located at the apical end of the apical complex in some apicomplexan parasites. Fibers form a left-handed spiral, and are comprised of tubulin protofilaments organized in a ribbon-like structure that differs from the conventional tubular structure characteristic of microtubules. Source: PMID:11901169, GOC:expert_dr, PMID:16518471
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0020010 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of conoid (GO:0020010)
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conoid [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  apical complex (GO:0020007)
conoid [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)
conoid [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)

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