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Accession
GO:0048786
Name
presynaptic active zone
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
pre-synaptic active zone, presynaptic specialization, pre-synaptic active zone component
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A specialized region of the plasma membrane and cell cortex of a presynaptic neuron; encompasses a region of the plasma membrane where synaptic vesicles dock and fuse, and a specialized cortical cytoskeletal matrix. Source: GOC:pr, GOC:ef, GOC:dh, GOC:dl, GOC:jid, PMID:3152289
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0048786 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_synapse
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Parents of presynaptic active zone (GO:0048786)
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presynaptic active zone [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  presynapse (GO:0098793)
presynaptic active zone [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Eumetazoa (NCBITaxon:6072)
presynaptic active zone [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)
Children of presynaptic active zone (GO:0048786)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
structural constituent of presynaptic active zone (GO:0098882) [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone membrane (GO:0048787) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  presynaptic active zone
maintenance of presynaptic active zone structure (GO:0048790) [GOREL:0012006 relation] GOREL:0012006  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone dense projection (GO:0097445) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone assembly (GO:1904071) [RO:0002588 relation] RO:0002588  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic grid (GO:1990013) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone disassembly (GO:1904072) [RO:0002590 relation] RO:0002590  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone organization (GO:1990709) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  presynaptic active zone
presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component (GO:0098831) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  presynaptic active zone
NIF_Subcellular
sao792027222