| Term: | central nervous system protein aggregate center assembly |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | central nervous system |
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| Synonyms: | cns |
| Definition: | The brain and spinal cord. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000012] |
| Name: | protein aggregate center assembly |
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| Synonyms: | PAC assembly, protein aggregate center formation, protein aggregate centre assembly |
| Definition: | The reversible aggregation of misfolded proteins and chaperones, formed to shield thermosensitive proteins from degradation until conditions allow disaggregation and refolding. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0140454] QuickGO AmiGO |