microtubule organizing center
id: GO:0005815
name: microtubule organizing center
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A cytoplasmic structure that can catalyze gamma-tubulin-dependent microtubule nucleation and that can anchor microtubules by interacting with their minus ends, plus ends or sides.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000923 | equatorial microtubule organizing center |
GO:0005813 | centrosome |
GO:0005816 | spindle pole body |
GO:0005932 | microtubule basal body |
GO:0031021 | interphase microtubule organizing center |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0044430 | cytoskeletal part |
GO:0044444 | cytoplasmic part |