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WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0030141

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Name Class

GO:0030141Namesecretory granule
DefinitionA small subcellular vesicle, surrounded by a membrane, that is formed from the Golgi apparatus and contains a highly concentrated protein destined for secretion. Secretory granules move towards the periphery of the cell and upon stimulation, their membranes fuse with the cell membrane, and their protein load is exteriorized. Processing of the contained protein may take place in secretory granules.
SynonymBroadsecretory vesicle
StatusValid
TypeCellular_component
ChildInstance (16)
ComponentGO:0030667
GO:0034774
ParentInstance_ofGO:0099503
Component_ofGO:0012505
Attributes_ofMotifINTERPRO:IPR001819
INTERPRO:IPR001990
INTERPRO:IPR007945
INTERPRO:IPR033522
IndexAncestor (13)
Descendant (52)
GO_annotation (23)
VersionGene Ontology releases/2023-11-15