Term Details for "cell division site" (GO:0032153) (original) (raw)
Accession
GO:0032153
Name
cell division site
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
cell division plane
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The eventual plane of cell division (also known as cell cleavage or cytokinesis) in a dividing cell. In Eukaryotes, the cleavage apparatus, composed of septin structures and the actomyosin contractile ring, forms along this plane, and the mitotic, or meiotic, spindle is aligned perpendicular to the division plane. In bacteria, the cell division site is generally located at mid-cell and is the site at which the cytoskeletal structure, the Z-ring, assembles.Source: GOC:krc,PMID:16983191,PMID:18165305,GOC:bf,PMID:12101122,GOC:ns,PMID:15380095,GOC:imk
Comment
Note that this term refers to the future site of division in a cell that has not yet divided.
History
See term history for GO:0032153 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_pir
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