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Accession
GO:0042470
Name
melanosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
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Definition
A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. Source: GOC:jl, PMID:11584301
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Parents of melanosome (GO:0042470)
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melanosome [only_in_taxon relation] only_in_taxon  Metazoa (NCBITaxon:33208)
melanosome [is_a relation] is_a  pigment granule (GO:0048770)
melanosome [part_of relation] part_of  melanocyte (CL:0000148)
Children of melanosome (GO:0042470)
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melanosome membrane (GO:0033162) [part_of relation] part_of  melanosome
melanosome organization (GO:0032438) [results_in_organization_of relation] results_in_organization_of  melanosome
melanosome localization (GO:0032400) [transports_or_maintains_localization_of relation] transports_or_maintains_localization_of  melanosome
melanosome assembly (GO:1903232) [results_in_assembly_of relation] results_in_assembly_of  melanosome
endosome to melanosome transport (GO:0035646) [has_target_end_location relation] has_target_end_location  melanosome
melanosome transport (GO:0032402) [transports_or_maintains_localization_of relation] transports_or_maintains_localization_of  melanosome
melanosome lumen (GO:0034493) [part_of relation] part_of  melanosome
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Melanosome