WormMine: GOTerm GO:0016490 structural constituent of peritrophic membrane GO

• Namespace: molecular_function
• Obsolete: false
• Description: The action of a molecule that contributes to the structural integrity of the peritrophic membrane, a tubular sheath of cuticle that shields the epithelial cells of the midgut from the gut contents. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

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1 Ontology

• Name: GO

0 Ontology Annotations

3 Parents

Identifier	Name	Description
GO:0003674	molecular_function	A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
GO:0005198	structural molecule activity	The action of a molecule that contributes to the structural integrity of a complex.
GO:0016490	structural constituent of peritrophic membrane	The action of a molecule that contributes to the structural integrity of the peritrophic membrane, a tubular sheath of cuticle that shields the epithelial cells of the midgut from the gut contents. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

2 Relations

Relationship	Parent Term . Identifier	Child Term . Identifier
is_a	GO:0005198	GO:0016490
is_a	GO:0003674	GO:0016490

1 Synonyms

• Name: structural constituent of peritrophic matrix
• Type: synonym