GO Term : GO:0001931 uropod GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  A membrane projection with related cytoskeletal components at the trailing edge of a cell in the process of migrating or being activated, found on the opposite side of the cell from the leading edge or immunological synapse, respectively.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

6 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0005623 cell The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. Includes the plasma membrane and any external encapsulating structures such as the cell wall and cell envelope.
GO:0044464 cell part Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
GO:0005575 cellular_component The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together.
GO:0042995 cell projection A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.
GO:0001931 uropod A membrane projection with related cytoskeletal components at the trailing edge of a cell in the process of migrating or being activated, found on the opposite side of the cell from the leading edge or immunological synapse, respectively.
GO:0031254 cell trailing edge The area of a motile cell opposite to the direction of movement.

0 Protein

8 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
part of GO:0031254 GO:0001931
is_a GO:0042995 GO:0001931
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0001931
part of GO:0044464 GO:0001931
is_a GO:0044464 GO:0001931
part of GO:0005575 GO:0001931
part of GO:0005623 GO:0001931
part of GO:0001931 GO:0031259

3 Synonyms

Name Type
retractile pole synonym
distal pole complex synonym
uropodium synonym