AmiGO 2: Term Details for "rhoptry neck" (GO:1990225)

Accession: GO:1990225
Name: rhoptry neck
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Narrow, electron-dense part of the rhoptry that extends through the conoid at the apical tip of an apicomplexan parasite. The rhoptry neck serves as a duct through which the contents of the rhoptry are secreted after attachment to the host has been completed and at the commencement of invasion. Source: GOC:giardia, GOC:pr, PMID:24002067, PMID:23499754, PMID:24070999, PMID:23937520
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:1990225 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to rhoptry neck (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to rhoptry neck (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for rhoptry neck (excluding "regulates").