vacuole
id: GO:0005773
name: vacuole
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000322 | storage vacuole |
GO:0000323 | lytic vacuole |
GO:0000325 | plant-type vacuole |
GO:0000331 | contractile vacuole |
GO:0005776 | autophagic vacuole |
GO:0032195 | post-lysosomal vacuole |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0043231 | intracellular membrane-bounded organelle |
GO:0044444 | cytoplasmic part |