Term Information

Accession
GO:0062159
Name
contractile vacuole complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
CVC
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A non-membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells, especially Protozoa, that fills with water from the cytoplasm and then discharges this externally. One of its functions is osmoregulatory. Source: PMID:23890380
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0062159 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of contractile vacuole complex (GO:0062159)
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contractile vacuole complex [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043232)
Children of contractile vacuole complex (GO:0062159)
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contractile vacuole (GO:0000331) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  contractile vacuole complex
spongiome (GO:0062160) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  contractile vacuole complex
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