GO Term : GO:0070938 contractile ring GO

Namespace:  cellular_component Obsolete:  false
description  A cytoskeletal structure composed of filamentous protein that forms beneath the membrane of many cells or organelles, in the plane of cell or organelle division. Ring contraction is associated with centripetal growth of the membrane that divides the cytoplasm of the two daughter cells or organelles.

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1 Ontology

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GO

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4 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0044464 cell part Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
GO:0005575 cellular_component The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together.
GO:0005623 cell The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. Includes the plasma membrane and any external encapsulating structures such as the cell wall and cell envelope.
GO:0070938 contractile ring A cytoskeletal structure composed of filamentous protein that forms beneath the membrane of many cells or organelles, in the plane of cell or organelle division. Ring contraction is associated with centripetal growth of the membrane that divides the cytoplasm of the two daughter cells or organelles.

8 Relations

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0070938 GO:0000142
is_a GO:0070938 GO:0005826
is_a GO:0070938 GO:0032157
is_a GO:0044464 GO:0070938
part of GO:0005575 GO:0070938
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0070938
part of GO:0005623 GO:0070938
part of GO:0070938 GO:1903144

2 Synonyms

Name Type
constriction ring synonym
cytokinetic ring synonym