Planteome: Term Details for "axon terminus" (GO:0043679)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0043679
Name: axon terminus
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: axon terminal, nerve ending, axon terminal specialization
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal button is a specialized region of it. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:jl
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0043679 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to axon terminus.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to axon terminus.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for axon terminus.
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GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0042995 cell projection
GO:0030054 cell junction
GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0043005 neuron projection
GO:0120025 plasma membrane bounded cell projection
GO:0030424 axon
GO:0045202 synapse
GO:0150034 distal axon
GO:0044306 neuron projection terminus
GO:0098793 presynapse
GO:0043679 axon terminus
GO:0044305 calyx of Held
GO:0044316 cone cell pedicle
GO:1990623 Herring body
GO:0043195 terminal bouton
GO:0099096 vestibular calyx terminal

Parents of axon terminus (GO:0043679)

subject	relation	object
axon terminus	is_a	neuron projection terminus (GO:0044306)
axon terminus	BFO:0000050	distal axon (GO:0150034)
axon terminus	is_a	presynapse (GO:0098793)

Children of axon terminus (GO:0043679)

subject	relation	object
Herring body (GO:1990623)	is_a	axon terminus
cone cell pedicle (GO:0044316)	is_a	axon terminus
calyx of Held (GO:0044305)	is_a	axon terminus
vestibular calyx terminal (GO:0099096)	is_a	axon terminus
terminal bouton (GO:0043195)	BFO:0000050	axon terminus

NIF_Subcellular: nlx_subcell_20090512