conoid

id: GO:0020010
name: conoid
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A spiral cytoskeletal structure located at the apical end of the apical complex in some apicomplexan parasites. Fibers form a left-handed spiral, and are comprised of tubulin protofilaments organized in a ribbon-like structure that differs from the conventional tubular structure characteristic of microtubules.

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