Planteome: Term Details for "chitosome" (GO:0045009)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0045009
Name: chitosome
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: An intracellular membrane-bounded particle found in fungi and containing chitin synthase; it synthesizes chitin microfibrils. Chitin synthase activity exists in chitosomes and they are proposed to act as a reservoir for regulated transport of chitin synthase enzymes to the division septum. Source: ISBN:0198506732, PMID:8970154
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0045009 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to chitosome.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to chitosome.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for chitosome.
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