Term Information

Accession
GO:0046727
Name
capsomere
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
capsomer
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any of the protein subunits that comprise the closed shell or coat (capsid) of certain viruses. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0046727 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of capsomere (GO:0046727)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
capsomere [is_a relation] is_a  virion component (GO:0044423)
capsomere [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  viral capsid (GO:0019028)
Children of capsomere (GO:0046727)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
viral capsid, major subunit (GO:0098017) [is_a relation] is_a  capsomere
viral capsid, minor subunit (GO:0098018) [is_a relation] is_a  capsomere
Wikipedia
Capsomere