WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0110143

GO:0110143 Name: magnetosome
  Definition: A membrane-bound organelle that envelops particles of magnetic iron minerals in magnetotactic bacteria. Magnetosomes form linear chains that align along the cellular motility axis at midcell and function in bacterial navigation along the Earth's magnetic field. They are formed by invagination of the cell inner membrane; in some species they remain connected to the inner membrane, in others they pinch off to form independent intracellular vesicles.
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Component: GO:0110145
      GO:0110146
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0043231
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005622
        GO:0043226
        GO:0043227
        GO:0043229
        GO:0043231
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0110145
        GO:0110146
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15