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A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol. A vacuole that functions primarily in the storage of materials, including nutrients, pigments, waste products, and small molecules. A storage vacuole that contains a lytic vacuole; identified in plants. A closed structure that is completely surrounded by a unit membrane, contains liquid, and retains the same shape regardless of cell cycle phase. An example of this structure is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. A membrane-bounded compartment containing crystals of phytic acid and proteins characteristic of a lytic vacuole, found within a storage vacuole. The volume enclosed by the protein storage vacuole membrane.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: protein storage vacuole
Acc: GO:0000326
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A storage vacuole that contains a lytic vacuole; identified in plants.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0000326 - protein storage vacuole (interactive image map)
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