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Accession
GO:0032426
Name
stereocilium tip
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
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Definition
A distinct compartment at the tip of a stereocilium, distal to the site of attachment to the apical cell surface. It consists of a dense matrix bridging the barbed ends of the stereocilium actin filaments with the overlying plasma membrane, is dynamic compared to the shaft, and is required for stereocilium elongation. Source: GOC:krc, PMID:17021180, GOC:ecd, PMID:27565685
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History
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Parents of stereocilium tip (GO:0032426)
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stereocilium tip [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Eumetazoa (NCBITaxon:6072)
stereocilium tip [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  stereocilium (GO:0032420)
stereocilium tip [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)

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