GPI anchor biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0006506

Synonyms

• glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis
• glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
• GPI anchor anabolism
• GPI anchor biosynthesis
• GPI anchor formation
• GPI anchor synthesis
• GPI/GSI anchor biosynthesis
• GPI/GSI anchor biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor that attaches some membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. The phosphatidylinositol group is linked via the C-6 hydroxyl residue of inositol to a carbohydrate chain which is itself linked to the protein via an ethanolamine phosphate group, its amino group forming an amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein. Some GPI anchors have variants on this canonical linkage. 0198547684

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO