Term Information

Accession
GO:0033099
Name
attachment organelle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A membrane-bounded extension of the cell, originally characterized in Mycoplasma species, that contains an electron-dense core that is part of the cytoskeleton and is oriented lengthwise and ends distally in a bulbous knob (terminal button). Required for adherence to host cells and involved in gliding motility and cell division. Source: PMID:12003948, PMID:11325545
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0033099 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of attachment organelle (GO:0033099)
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attachment organelle [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043231)
Children of attachment organelle (GO:0033099)
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attachment organelle membrane (GO:0033111) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  attachment organelle
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