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GO:0005773 vacuole

A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol.

Term Information

ID GO:0005773
Name vacuole
Ontology Cellular Component
Definition A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol.
Comment

GO Slims

This term is present in the following GO Consortium-maintained GO slims:
GO slim nameCount of all terms
goslim_candida91
goslim_generic127
goslim_pir470
goslim_plant102
goslim_yeast93

Synonyms

Type Synonym
related vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
Wikipedia Vacuole
INTERPRO IPR001948
INTERPRO IPR012358

This term can be used instead of these obsolete terms:

GO:0004258 vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y (consider GO:0005773)

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GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0043226 organelle
GO:0005623 cell
GO:0043227 membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0044464 cell part
GO:0005622 intracellular
GO:0044424 intracellular part
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0043229 intracellular organelle
GO:0044444 cytoplasmic part
GO:0043231 intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0005773 vacuole

Relationship key

Code Relationship
part of
is a
regulates
+ve regulates
-ve regulates

Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0032195 post-lysosomal vacuole
I GO:0000322 storage vacuole
I GO:0000323 lytic vacuole
I GO:0000325 plant-type vacuole
I GO:0000331 contractile vacuole
I GO:0005776 autophagic vacuole
P GO:0044437 vacuolar part

Relationship key

CodeRelationship
Ppart of
Iis a

Protein Annotation

DB
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Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
GO Term
Reference
Evidence IMP IGI IPI IGC ISS IDA IEP IEA TAS NAS ND IC RCA ISA EXP
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