GO Term : GO:0030114 slime layer GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  A slime layer is an easily removed, diffuse, unorganized layer of extracellular material that surrounds a cell. Specifically this consists mostly of exopolysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.

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1 Ontology

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GO

7 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:0071944 cell periphery The part of a cell encompassing the cell cortex, the plasma membrane, and any external encapsulating structures.
GO:0030312 external encapsulating structure A structure that lies outside the plasma membrane and surrounds the entire cell.
GO:0030112 glycocalyx A viscous, carbohydrate rich layer at the outermost periphery of a cell.
GO:0030114 slime layer A slime layer is an easily removed, diffuse, unorganized layer of extracellular material that surrounds a cell. Specifically this consists mostly of exopolysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.

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8 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0030112 GO:0030114
part of GO:0005623 GO:0030114
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0030114
is_a GO:0030312 GO:0030114
part of GO:0005575 GO:0030114
part of GO:0044464 GO:0030114
is_a GO:0044464 GO:0030114
part of GO:0071944 GO:0030114

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