WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0097597

GO:0097597 Name: ventral disc
  Definition: Specialized organelle found in Giardia species (trophozoite stage) and characterized by a spiral array of microtubules and microtubule-associated structures including dorsal microribbons and crossbridges. The edge of the ventral disc narrows into a lateral crest. The ventral disk mediates mechanical attachment of the trophozoite to the host's intestinal wall, and contains the contractile proteins actinin, alpha-actinin, myosin, and tropomyosin working towards contraction of the disk involved in adherence.
  Synonym: Exact: ventral adhesive disc
    Related: adhesive disc
      ventral disk
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Component: GO:0097591
      GO:0097592
      GO:0097593
      GO:0097594
      GO:0097595
      GO:0097596
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0043232
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005622
        GO:0043226
        GO:0043228
        GO:0043229
        GO:0043232
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0097591
        GO:0097592
        GO:0097593
        GO:0097594
        GO:0097595
        GO:0097596
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15