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GO:0005618
Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Namespace | Cellular component |
| Short description | Cell wall |
| Full defintion | The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, most prokaryotic cells and some protozoan parasites, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis. In plants it is made of cellulose and, often, lignin; in fungi it is composed largely of polysaccharides; in bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan; in protozoan parasites such as Giardia species, it's made of carbohydrates and proteins. |
| Subterm of |
Relationships
The relationship of GO:0005618 with other GO terms.
| Relationship type | GO terms |
|---|---|
| Is a | |
| Regulates | n.a. |
| Part of | n.a. |
| Positively regulates | n.a. |
| Negatively regulates | n.a. |
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Additional data
This table contains additional metadata associated with the GO entry's definition field.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| GOC | giardia |
| ISBN | Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 · 762 pages Arranged in A-to-Z order, the more than 17,000 entries provide basic information about fundamental, physiochemical laws, chemical compounds, constants, and formulae. The Dictionary also describes the essential features of some 2,000 enzymes and proteins, the reactions they catalyze and the functions they perform. These entries also include filenames to facilitate the location of entries in databases of sequences and definitions of 950 abbreviations and symbols. Designed for students, teachers, researchers and other professionals in any area of the biomedical sciences, the Dictionary has been fully updated anf revised to incorporate new information discovered since the original edition was published in 1997. |