cell wall
id: GO:0005618
name: cell wall
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, and most prokaryotic cells, 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009274 | peptidoglycan-based cell wall |
| GO:0009277 | fungal-type cell wall |
| GO:0009505 | plant-type cell wall |
| GO:0031160 | spore wall |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0030312 | external encapsulating structure |
