WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0009277

GO:0009277 Name: fungal-type cell wall
  Definition: A rigid yet dynamic structure surrounding the plasma membrane that affords protection from stresses and contributes to cell morphogenesis, consisting of extensively cross-linked glycoproteins and carbohydrates. The glycoproteins may be modified with N- or O-linked carbohydrates, or glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors; the polysaccharides are primarily branched glucans, including beta-linked and alpha-linked glucans, and may also include chitin and other carbohydrate polymers, but not cellulose or pectin. Enzymes involved in cell wall biosynthesis are also found in the cell wall. Note that some forms of fungi develop a capsule outside of the cell wall under certain circumstances; this is considered a separate structure.
  Synonym: Narrow: chitin- and beta-glucan-containing cell wall
    Related: beta-glucan-containing cell wall
      chitin-containing cell wall
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0005619
      GO:0030445
      GO:0030446
    Component: GO:0005621
      GO:0043188
      GO:0070263
      GO:0071597
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0005618
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR001338
      INTERPRO:IPR014404
      INTERPRO:IPR019778
      INTERPRO:IPR035323
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005618
        GO:0071944
        GO:0110165
        GO:0030312
      Descendant (11)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15