intercellular bridge

id: GO:0045171
name: intercellular bridge
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A direct link between the cytoplasms of sister cells that allows cells to communicate with one another. Germline intercellular bridges facilitate the passage of cytoplasmic components between cells during development. Intercellular bridges have also been found connecting somatic cells.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0045172germline ring canal

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0044421extracellular region part