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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:porosome
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Accession:GO:0033012 term browser browse the term
Definition:A permanent cup-shaped structure at the cell plasma membrane in secretory cells. Following a secretory stimulus, secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse at the base of porosomes and release intravesicular contents dictated by the turgor pressure generated from the swelling of secretory vesicles.
Synonyms:xref: Wikipedia:Porosome
 only_in_taxon: NCBITaxon:6072 ! Eumetazoa



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  cellular_component 20814
    cellular anatomical structure 20574
      porosome 0
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    cellular anatomical structure 20574
      membrane 10309
        plasma membrane 6433
          porosome 0
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