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Accession
GO:0042470
Name
melanosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
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Definition
A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. Source: GOC:jl, PMID:11584301
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Parents of melanosome (GO:0042470)
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melanosome [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Vertebrata (NCBITaxon:7742)
melanosome [RO:0002160 relation] RO:0002160  Metazoa (NCBITaxon:33208)
melanosome [is_a relation] is_a  pigment granule (GO:0048770)
melanosome [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  melanocyte (CL:0000148)
Children of melanosome (GO:0042470)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
melanosome assembly (GO:1903232) [RO:0002588 relation] RO:0002588  melanosome
melanosome lumen (GO:0034493) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  melanosome
melanosome localization (GO:0032400) [RO:0004009 relation] RO:0004009  melanosome
melanosome membrane (GO:0033162) [RO:0002007 relation] RO:0002007  melanosome
endosome to melanosome transport (GO:0035646) [RO:0002339 relation] RO:0002339  melanosome
melanocyte (CL:0000148) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  melanosome
retinal pigment epithelial cell (CL:0002586) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  melanosome
melanosome organization (GO:0032438) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  melanosome
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Melanosome