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Accession
GO:0030312
Name
external encapsulating structure
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A structure that lies outside the plasma membrane and surrounds the entire cell or cells. This does not include the periplasmic space. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
The outer membrane (of gram negative bacteria) or cell wall (of yeast or Gram positive bacteria) are defined as parts of this structure, see 'external encapsulating structure part'.
History
See term history for GO:0030312 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
goslim_drosophila
goslim_chembl
goslim_generic
goslim_plant
goslim_pir
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Parents of external encapsulating structure (GO:0030312)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
external encapsulating structure [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cell (CL:0000000)
external encapsulating structure [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cell periphery (GO:0071944)
external encapsulating structure [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)
external encapsulating structure [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  cellular organisms (NCBITaxon:131567)
Children of external encapsulating structure (GO:0030312)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
egg chorion (GO:0042600) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
cell outer membrane (GO:0009279) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  external encapsulating structure
glycocalyx (GO:0030112) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
pollen wall (GO:0043667) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
S-layer (GO:0030115) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
external encapsulating structure organization (GO:0045229) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  external encapsulating structure
cell wall (GO:0005618) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
extracellular matrix (GO:0031012) [is_a relation] is_a  external encapsulating structure
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