AmiGO 2: Term Details for "acrosomal vesicle" (GO:0001669)

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Accession: GO:0001669
Name: acrosomal vesicle
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: acrosomal granule, acrosome
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A structure in the head of a spermatozoon that contains acid hydrolases, and is concerned with the breakdown of the outer membrane of the ovum during fertilization. It lies just beneath the plasma membrane and is derived from the lysosome. Source: ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:0124325653
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0001669 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to acrosomal vesicle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to acrosomal vesicle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for acrosomal vesicle (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0009987 cellular process
CARO:0030000 biological entity
GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0016043 cellular component organization
GO:0071840 cellular component organization or biogenesis
GO:0051179 localization
GO:0022414 reproductive process
GO:0006810 transport
CARO:0000000 anatomical entity
GO:0051234 establishment of localization
GO:0140352 export from cell
GO:0005622 intracellular anatomical structure
GO:0061024 membrane organization
GO:0048609 multicellular organismal reproductive process
GO:0043226 organelle
GO:0006996 organelle organization
GO:0046903 secretion
GO:0019953 sexual reproduction
UBERON:0001062 anatomical entity
CL:0000000 cell
GO:0032502 developmental process
GO:0007276 gamete generation
GO:0043229 intracellular organelle
CARO:0000006 material anatomical entity
GO:0061025 membrane fusion
GO:0043227 membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0048284 organelle fusion
GO:0032940 secretion by cell
GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport
CARO:0000003 connected anatomical structure
GO:0003006 developmental process involved in reproduction
GO:0006887 exocytosis
GO:0009566 fertilization
CL:0000039 germ line cell
GO:0043231 intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0048232 male gamete generation
UBERON:0000465 material anatomical entity
GO:0090174 organelle membrane fusion
GO:0031982 vesicle
GO:0016050 vesicle organization
UBERON:0000061 anatomical structure
GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0140029 exocytic process
CL:0000586 germ cell
CL:0000413 haploid cell
GO:0097708 intracellular vesicle
GO:0007283 spermatogenesis
GO:0006906 vesicle fusion
GO:0031410 cytoplasmic vesicle
CL:0000300 gamete
CL:0000015 male germ cell
GO:0099500 vesicle fusion to plasma membrane
GO:0012505 endomembrane system
CL:0000408 male gamete
GO:0099503 secretory vesicle
GO:0030141 secretory granule
CL:0000019 sperm
GO:0001669 acrosomal vesicle
GO:0043160 acrosomal lumen
GO:0043159 acrosomal matrix
GO:0002080 acrosomal membrane

Parents of acrosomal vesicle (GO:0001669)

subject	relation	object
acrosomal vesicle	is_a	secretory granule (GO:0030141)
acrosomal vesicle	BFO:0000050	sperm (CL:0000019)
acrosomal vesicle	RO:0002162	Eukaryota (NCBITaxon:2759)

Children of acrosomal vesicle (GO:0001669)

subject	relation	object
acrosomal lumen (GO:0043160)	BFO:0000050	acrosomal vesicle
acrosomal membrane (GO:0002080)	BFO:0000050	acrosomal vesicle
acrosome assembly (GO:0001675)	RO:0002588	acrosomal vesicle
acrosomal matrix (GO:0043159)	BFO:0000050	acrosomal vesicle

Wikipedia: Acrosome