Term Information

Accession
GO:0042599
Name
lamellar body
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
lamellar granule, membrane-coating granule, Odland body, keratinosome
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A membrane-bounded organelle, specialized for the storage and secretion of various substances (surfactant phospholipids, glycoproteins and acid phosphates) which are arranged in the form of tightly packed, concentric, membrane sheets or lamellae. Has some similar properties to, but is distinct from, a lysosome. Source: PMID:12243725, GOC:jl, GOC:cjm, Wikipedia:Lamellar_granule
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042599 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of lamellar body (GO:0042599)
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lamellar body [is_a relation] is_a  secretory granule (GO:0030141)
Children of lamellar body (GO:0042599)
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epidermal lamellar body (GO:0097209) [is_a relation] is_a  lamellar body
dendritic lamellar body (GO:1990503) [is_a relation] is_a  lamellar body
alveolar lamellar body (GO:0097208) [is_a relation] is_a  lamellar body
lamellar body membrane (GO:0097232) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  lamellar body
NIF_Subcellular
sao1379604862