Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

GPI anchor metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006505
Synonyms
  • glycosylphosphatidylinositol metabolic process
  • glycosylphosphatidylinositol metabolism
  • GPI anchor metabolism
  • GPI/GSI anchor metabolic process
  • GPI/GSI anchor metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors, molecular mechanisms for attaching membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of cell membranes. Structurally they consist of a molecule of phosphatidylinositol to which is linked, via the C-6 hydroxyl of the inositol, a carbohydrate chain. This chain is in turn linked to the protein through an ethanolamine phosphate group, the amino group of which is in amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein chain, the phosphate group being esterified to the C-6 hydroxyl of the terminal mannose of the core carbohydrate chain. 0198506732
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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