gas vesicle
id: GO:0031411
name: gas vesicle
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A hollow structure made of protein, which usually has the form of a cylindrical tube closed by conical end caps. By regulating their relative gas vesicle content aquatic microbes are able to perform vertical migrations.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0031410 | cytoplasmic vesicle |
GO:0043232 | intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle |