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The side of the fungal-type cell wall that is opposite to the side that faces the cell and its contents. The external part of the cell wall and/or plasma membrane. The side of the cell wall that is opposite to the side that faces the cell and its contents. A rigid yet dynamic structure surrounding the plasma membrane that affords protection from stresses and contributes to cell morphogenesis, consisting of extensively cross-linked glycoproteins and carbohydrates. The glycoproteins may be modified with N- or O-linked carbohydrates, or glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors; the polysaccharides are primarily branched glucans, including beta-linked and alpha-linked glucans, and may also include chitin and other carbohydrate polymers, but not cellulose or pectin. Enzymes involved in cell wall biosynthesis are also found in the cell wall. Note that some forms of fungi develop a capsule outside of the cell wall under certain circumstances; this is considered a separate structure. The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, and most prokaryotic cells, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis. In plants it is made of cellulose and, often, lignin; in fungi it is composed largely of polysaccharides; in bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan. Any constituent part of the cell wall, the rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, and most prokaryotic cells, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: external side of fungal-type cell wall
Acc: GO:0070263
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The side of the fungal-type cell wall that is opposite to the side that faces the cell and its contents.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 6 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0070263 - external side of fungal-type cell wall (interactive image map)
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