membraneless organelle

Term ID

GO:0043228

Synonyms

biological condensate
membrane-less organelle
non-membrane-bounded organelle
non-membrane-enclosed organelle

Definition

Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, not bounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. Includes ribosomes, the cytoskeleton and chromosomes.

References

NIF_Subcellular:sao1456184038

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: organelle

organelle Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: archaeal-type flagellum bacterial-type flagellum extracellular membraneless organelle intracellular membraneless organelle postsynaptic density, intracellular component ... Show All 6 Terms

archaeal-type flagellum bacterial-type flagellum extracellular membraneless organelle intracellular membraneless organelle postsynaptic density, intracellular component postsynaptic specialization of symmetric synapse, intracellular component Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes