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Accession
GO:0000331
Name
contractile vacuole
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
central bladder, central vacuole
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A specialized vacuole of eukaryotic cells, especially Protozoa, that fills with water from the cytoplasm and then discharges this externally by the opening of contractile vacuole pores. One of its functions is osmoregulatory. Source: PMID:10503189, PMID:23890380, GOC:jl
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0000331 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
None
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Parents of contractile vacuole (GO:0000331)
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contractile vacuole [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  contractile vacuole complex (GO:0062159)
contractile vacuole [is_a relation] is_a  vacuole (GO:0005773)
contractile vacuole [is_a relation] is_a  cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410)
Children of contractile vacuole (GO:0000331)
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contractile vacuolar membrane (GO:0031164) [RO:0002007 relation] RO:0002007  contractile vacuole
contractile vacuole localization (GO:0140027) [RO:0004009 relation] RO:0004009  contractile vacuole
contractile vacuole organization (GO:0033298) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  contractile vacuole