Planteome: Term Details for "elastic fiber" (GO:0071953)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0071953
Name: elastic fiber
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: elastic fibre, elastin fiber
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: An supramolecular fiber that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain. Source: PMID:20236620, GOC:BHF, GOC:mah
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0071953 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to elastic fiber.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to elastic fiber.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for elastic fiber.
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GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0071944 cell periphery
GO:0099080 supramolecular complex
GO:0030312 external encapsulating structure
GO:0099081 supramolecular polymer
GO:0031012 extracellular matrix
GO:0099512 supramolecular fiber
GO:0071953 elastic fiber

Parents of elastic fiber (GO:0071953)

subject	relation	object
elastic fiber	is_a	supramolecular fiber (GO:0099512)
elastic fiber	BFO:0000050	extracellular matrix (GO:0031012)

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elastic fiber

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Parents of elastic fiber (GO:0071953)

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