Planteome: Term Details for "microvillus" (GO:0005902)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0005902
Name: microvillus
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: microvilli
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments. Present in especially large numbers on the absorptive surface of intestinal cells. Source: ISBN:0815316194
Comment: Note that this term refers to a projection from a single cell, and should not be confused with 'microvillus' as used to refer to a multicellular structure such as that found in the placenta.
History: See term history for GO:0005902 at QuickGO
Subset: goslim_pir
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to microvillus.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to microvillus.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for microvillus.
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GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0042995 cell projection
GO:0120025 plasma membrane bounded cell projection
GO:0098858 actin-based cell projection
GO:0005902 microvillus
GO:0097516 microvillar actin bundle
GO:0031528 microvillus membrane
GO:0035996 rhabdomere microvillus
GO:0097454 Schwann cell microvillus

Parents of microvillus (GO:0005902)

subject	relation	object
microvillus	is_a	actin-based cell projection (GO:0098858)
microvillus	BFO:0000051	actin filament bundle (GO:0032432)

Children of microvillus (GO:0005902)

subject	relation	object
Schwann cell microvillus (GO:0097454)	is_a	microvillus
brush border (GO:0005903)	BFO:0000051	microvillus
rhabdomere microvillus (GO:0035996)	is_a	microvillus
microvillar actin bundle (GO:0097516)	BFO:0000050	microvillus
microvillus membrane (GO:0031528)	BFO:0000050	microvillus

NIF_Subcellular: sao671419673
Wikipedia: Microvillus