Term: retinal pigmented epithelium cytoplasmic stress granule
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Name: retinal pigmented epithelium
Synonyms: pigmented epithelium, pigmented retina, pigmented retinal epithelium, PRE, RPE
Definition: A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000144]
Name: cytoplasmic stress granule
Synonyms: cytoplasmic mRNP granule, stress granule
Definition: A dense aggregation in the cytosol composed of proteins and RNAs that appear when the cell is under stress.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0010494]    QuickGO    AmiGO