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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
lytic vacuole +     
storage vacuole +     
fungal-type vacuole +  
A vacuole that has both lytic and storage functions. The fungal vacuole is a large, membrane-bounded organelle that functions as a reservoir for the storage of small molecules (including polyphosphate, amino acids, several divalent cations (e.g. calcium), other ions, and other small molecules) as well as being the primary compartment for degradation. It is an acidic compartment, containing an ensemble of acid hydrolases. At least in S. cerevisiae, there are indications that the morphology of the vacuole is variable and correlated with the cell cycle, with logarithmically growing cells having a multilobed, reticulated vacuole, while stationary phase cells contain a single large structure.
lysosome +   
lytic vacuole membrane +   
lytic vacuole within protein storage vacuole 
protein storage vacuole +  
reservosome +  
senescence-associated vacuole 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: vacuole, cell cycle-correlated morphology
Only In Taxon: NCBITaxon:4751 ! Fungi
Definition Sources: GOC:mah, GOC:mtg_sensu, ISBN:0879693649

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