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Term Information

Accession
GO:0031411
Name
gas vesicle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
gas vacuole
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle; a hollow structure made of protein, which usually has the form of a cylindrical tube closed by conical end caps. By regulating their relative gas vesicle content, aquatic microbes are able to perform vertical migrations. Source: PMID:22147705, PMID:8177173
Comment
Note that although this organelle is commonly referred to as a 'vesicle' or 'vacuole' in the literature, it is not surrounded by a membrane.
History
See term history for GO:0031411 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of gas vesicle (GO:0031411)
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gas vesicle [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043232)
Children of gas vesicle (GO:0031411)
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gas vesicle shell (GO:0033172) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gas vesicle
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