Term Information

Accession
GO:0043591
Name
endospore external encapsulating structure
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
endospore wall, peptidoglycan-based spore wall, spore wall
Alternate IDs
GO:0055030
Definition
The structures that lie outside the inner membrane and surround the entire endospore; consists of a peptidoglycan-containing inner layer (the endospore cortex) surrounded by a multilayered proteinaceous coat. An exosporium may be present as an extreme outer layer. Source: PMID:15035041, GOC:go_curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0043591 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of endospore external encapsulating structure (GO:0043591)
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endospore external encapsulating structure [is_a relation] is_a  spore wall (GO:0031160)
Children of endospore external encapsulating structure (GO:0043591)
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exosporium (GO:0043592) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  endospore external encapsulating structure
endospore coat (GO:0043593) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  endospore external encapsulating structure
outer endospore membrane (GO:0043594) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  endospore external encapsulating structure
endospore cortex (GO:0043595) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  endospore external encapsulating structure
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