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mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering

Term Information

Accession
GO:1990456
Name
mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
mitochondrion-ER attachment, mitochondrion-ER membrane tethering, mitochondrion-ER tethering, mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum attachment, mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum tethering
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The attachment of a mitochondrion and an endoplasmic reticulum via molecular tethers that physically bridge their respective membranes and attach them to each other. The tethering may facilitate exchange of metabolites between the organelles. Source: PMID:19556461, PMID:27875684
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:1990456 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering (GO:1990456)
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mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering [is_a relation] is_a  cellular component organization (GO:0016043)
mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering [is_a relation] is_a  organelle localization by membrane tethering (GO:0140056)

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