Term Information

Accession
GO:0097537
Name
Y-shaped link
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
Y-link, Y-link structure, Y-shaped assemblage, Y-shaped fiber, Y-shaped fibre, Y-shaped linker, membrane-microtubule complex
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A Y-shaped protein complex in the ciliary transition zone that connects the cilium axoneme to the ciliary necklace. Both protein sorting and protein gating occur at this point in the cilium allowing some, but not all proteins to enter the cilium. Source: GOC:cilia, PMID:22653444, PMID:4554367
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0097537 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of Y-shaped link (GO:0097537)
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Y-shaped link [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  ciliary transition zone (GO:0035869)
Y-shaped link [is_a relation] is_a  protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)

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