Planteome: Term Details for "trichocyst" (GO:0055039)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0055039
Name: trichocyst
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A crystalline exocytotic organelle composed of small, acidic proteins existing primarily as disulphide-linked dimers. The trichocyst is an organelle that releases long filamentous proteins that capture predators in net-like structures, to slow them down when the cell is disturbed. The protein is nontoxic and shaped like a long, striated, fibrous shaft. Source: GOC:rph, http://www.iscid.org/encyclopedia/, PMID:3667715, GOC:jid
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0055039 at QuickGO
Subset: None
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GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0005576 extracellular region
GO:0043226 organelle
GO:0043230 extracellular organelle
GO:0043228 non-membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0043264 extracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0055039 trichocyst

Parents of trichocyst (GO:0055039)

subject	relation	object
trichocyst	is_a	extracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043264)

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Wikipedia: Trichocyst