Planteome: Term Details for "mastigoneme" (GO:0097741)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0097741
Name: mastigoneme
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A hair-like structure covering the flagella found in some algae (heterokonts and cryptophytes). It is approximately 15 nm in diameter, and usually consist of a tubular shaft that itself terminates in smaller hairs. It is composed of glycoproteins and, likely, carbohydrates. Mastigonemes may assist in locomotion by increasing the surface area of a flagellum. Source: PMID:943397, GOC:cilia, Wikipedia:Mastigoneme
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0097741 at QuickGO
Subset: None
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