8 Parents
| Identifier | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GO:0005575 | cellular_component | A location, relative to cellular compartments and structures, occupied by a macromolecular machine. There are three types of cellular components described in the gene ontology: (1) the cellular anatomical entity where a gene product carries out a molecular function (e.g., plasma membrane, cytoskeleton) or membrane-enclosed compartments (e.g., mitochondrion); (2) virion components, where viral proteins act, and (3) the stable macromolecular complexes of which gene product are parts (e.g., the clathrin complex). |
| GO:0110165 | cellular anatomical structure | A part of a cellular organism consisting of a material entity with granularity above the level of a protein complex but below that of an anatomical system. Note that cellular organisms exclude viruses. |
| GO:0030054 | cell junction | A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells, or between a cell and the extracellular matrix, or between two membrane-bound components of a cell, such as flagella. |
| GO:0070161 | anchoring junction | A cell junction that mechanically attaches a cell (and its cytoskeleton) to neighboring cells or to the extracellular matrix. |
| GO:0005911 | cell-cell junction | A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells of an organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects. |
| GO:0005912 | adherens junction | A cell-cell junction composed of the epithelial cadherin-catenin complex. The epithelial cadherins, or E-cadherins, of each interacting cell extend through the plasma membrane into the extracellular space and bind to each other. The E-cadherins bind to catenins on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane, where the E-cadherin-catenin complex binds to cytoskeletal components and regulatory and signaling molecules. |
| GO:0005915 | zonula adherens | A cell-cell adherens junction which forms a continuous belt near the apex of epithelial cells. |
| GO:0043296 | apical junction complex | A functional unit located near the cell apex at the points of contact between epithelial cells, which in vertebrates is composed of the tight junction, the zonula adherens, and desmosomes and in some invertebrates, such as Drosophila, is composed of the subapical complex (SAC), the zonula adherens and the septate junction. Functions in the regulation of cell polarity, tissue integrity and intercellular adhesion and permeability. |
13 Relations
| Relationship |
Parent Term . Identifier |
Child Term . Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| is_a | GO:0005912 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0043296 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0030054 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0030054 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0005911 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0005575 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0110165 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0110165 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0070161 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0070161 | GO:0005915 |
| part of | GO:0005911 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0005575 | GO:0005915 |
| is_a | GO:0005915 | GO:0044288 |
