GO Term : GO:0055040 periplasmic flagellum GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  Flagellar filaments located in the periplasmic space; characterized in spirochetes, in which they are essential for shape and motility. Composed of a core surrounded by two sheath layers, the flagella rotate to allow migration of the cell through viscous media, which would not be possible using external flagella.

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Identifier Name Description
GO:0042597 periplasmic space The region between the inner (cytoplasmic) and outer membrane (Gram-negative Bacteria) or cytoplasmic membrane and cell wall (Fungi and Gram-positive Bacteria).
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:0043226 organelle Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton, and prokaryotic structures such as anammoxosomes and pirellulosomes. Excludes the plasma membrane.
GO:0043228 non-membrane-bounded organelle Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, not bounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. Includes ribosomes, the cytoskeleton and chromosomes.
GO:0042995 cell projection A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.
GO:0009288 bacterial-type flagellum A motor complex composed of an extracellular helical protein filament coupled to a rotary motor embedded in the cell envelope.
GO:0055040 periplasmic flagellum Flagellar filaments located in the periplasmic space; characterized in spirochetes, in which they are essential for shape and motility. Composed of a core surrounded by two sheath layers, the flagella rotate to allow migration of the cell through viscous media, which would not be possible using external flagella.

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0009288 GO:0055040
part of GO:0042597 GO:0055040
part of GO:0005623 GO:0055040
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0055040
is_a GO:0043228 GO:0055040
is_a GO:0044464 GO:0055040
is_a GO:0042995 GO:0055040
part of GO:0005575 GO:0055040
part of GO:0044464 GO:0055040
is_a GO:0043226 GO:0055040

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