WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0002139

GO:0002139 Name: stereocilia coupling link
  Definition: A structure involved in coupling stereocilia to one another in sensory hair cells There are four morphologically distinct types: tip links, horizontal top connectors, shaft connectors and ankle links. Tip links and horizontal top connectors are the only inter-stereocilia links associated with mature cochlea, whereas ankle links appear during development of the auditory hair bundle.
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0002140
      GO:0002141
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0110165
    Component_of: GO:0032421
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0110165
        GO:0032421
        GO:0098862
      Descendant: GO:0002140
        GO:0002141
        GO:0002142
        GO:1990427
        GO:1990434
        GO:1990435
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15