Term Information

Accession
GO:0044158
Name
host cell wall
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the host cell membrane of plant, fungal, and most prokaryotic cells, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis. In plants it is made of cellulose and, often, lignin; in fungi it is composed largely of polysaccharides; in bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan. Source: GOC:rph
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0044158 at QuickGO
Subset
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host cell wall [is_a relation] is_a  host cell part (GO:0033643)

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