cellular_component

Term ID

GO:0005575

Synonyms

• cell or subcellular entity
• cellular component
• subcellular entity

Definition

A location, relative to cellular compartments and structures, occupied by a macromolecular machine. There are three types of cellular components described in the gene ontology: (1) the cellular anatomical entity where a gene product carries out a molecular function (e.g., plasma membrane, cytoskeleton) or membrane-enclosed compartments (e.g., mitochondrion); (2) virion components, where viral proteins act, and (3) the stable macromolecular complexes of which gene product are parts (e.g., the clathrin complex).

References

• NIF_Subcellular:sao1337158144

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO