Term Information

Accession
GO:0033012
Name
porosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A permanent cup-shaped structure at the cell plasma membrane in secretory cells. Following a secretory stimulus, secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse at the base of porosomes and release intravesicular contents dictated by the turgor pressure generated from the swelling of secretory vesicles. Source: PMID:16563225, PMID:15090256
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0033012 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of porosome (GO:0033012)
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porosome [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  plasma membrane (GO:0005886)
porosome [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)

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Porosome