pigment granule

id: GO:0048770
name: pigment granule
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A small, subcellular membrane-bounded vesicle containing pigment and/or pigment precursor molecules. Pigment granule biogenesis is poorly understood, as pigment granules are derived from multiple sources including the endoplasmic reticulum, coated vesicles, lysosomes, and endosomes.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0042470melanosome
GO:0043698iridosome
GO:0043699leucosome
GO:0043700pterinosome
GO:0043701cyanosome

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016023cytoplasmic membrane-bounded vesicle