Term Information

Accession
GO:0075043
Name
melanization of appressorium wall
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
melanization of appressorium to maintain turgor pressure, maintenance of turgor in appressorium by melanization
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Definition
The process in which melanin is produced in the appressorium of the symbiont. Melanization of the appressorium increases turgor pressure in the appressorium. Source: Wikipedia:Appressorium, PMID:28165657, GOC:pamgo_curators
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History
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Parents of melanization of appressorium wall (GO:0075043)
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melanization of appressorium wall [is_a relation] is_a  pigment accumulation (GO:0043476)
melanization of appressorium wall [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0042438)
melanization of appressorium wall [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  appressorium maturation (GO:0075035)

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