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Accession
GO:0033391
Name
chromatoid body
Ontology
cellular_component
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Definition
A ribonucleoprotein complex found in the cytoplasm of male germ cells, composed of exceedingly thin filaments that are consolidated into a compact mass or into dense strands of varying thickness that branch to form an irregular network. Contains mRNAs, miRNAs, and protein components involved in miRNA processing (such as Argonaute proteins and the endonuclease Dicer) and in RNA decay (such as the decapping enzyme DCP1a and GW182). Source: PMID:17183363
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History
See term history for GO:0033391 at QuickGO
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chromatoid body [is_a relation] is_a  cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule (GO:0036464)

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