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stereocilium bundle

Term Information

Accession
GO:0032421
Name
stereocilium bundle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
stereocilia bundle
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A bundle of cross-linked stereocilia, arranged around a kinocilium on the apical surface of a sensory hair cell (e.g. a neuromast, auditory or vestibular hair cell). Stereocilium bundles act as mechanosensory organelles by responding to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. Source: PMID:15661519, GOC:ecd, PMID:7840137
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0032421 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of stereocilium bundle (GO:0032421)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
stereocilium bundle [is_a relation] is_a  cluster of actin-based cell projections (GO:0098862)
stereocilium bundle [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  stereocilium (GO:0032420)
Children of stereocilium bundle (GO:0032421)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
stereocilia coupling link (GO:0002139) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  stereocilium bundle
stereocilium (GO:0032420) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  stereocilium bundle
kinocilium (GO:0060091) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  stereocilium bundle
None.