axoneme
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005930
The bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of cilia (also called flagella) in eukaryotic cells and is responsible for their movements. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198547684&isbn=1/ GOC:bf GOC:cilia ]
Synonyms: flagellum axoneme, flagellar axoneme, ciliary axoneme, cilium axoneme
Term info
goslim_pir
Note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent. In diplomonad species, such as Giardia, the axoneme may extend intracellularly up to 5um away from the plane of the plasma membrane.
GO:0035085, GO:0035086
cellular_component
GO:0005930
Term relations
- cellular anatomical entity
- has part some microtubule
- part of some ciliary plasm
- part of some cytoskeleton