WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0031594

GO:0031594 Name: neuromuscular junction
  Definition: The junction between the axon of a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. In response to the arrival of action potentials, the presynaptic button releases molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle fiber, leading to a change in post-synaptic potential.
  Synonym: Related: motor endplate
      NMJ
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0098520
      GO:0098521
      GO:0098523
      GO:0098527
    Component: GO:0098975
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0045202
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR016313
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0030054
        GO:0045202
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0097482
        GO:0098520
        GO:0098521
        GO:0098522
        GO:0098523
        GO:0098524
        GO:0098525
        GO:0098526
        GO:0098527
        GO:0098975
    Expr_pattern (22)
    Picture: WBPicture0000009652
      WBPicture0000011814
      WBPicture0000013980
      WBPicture0000014806
    GO_annotation (29)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15