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A vacuole that functions primarily in the storage of materials, including nutrients, pigments, waste products, and small molecules. A vacuole that has both lytic and storage functions. The fungal vacuole is a large, membrane-bounded organelle that functions as a reservoir for the storage of small molecules (including polyphosphate, amino acids, several divalent cations (e.g. calcium), other ions, and other small molecules) as well as being the primary compartment for degradation. It is an acidic compartment, containing an ensemble of acid hydrolases. At least in S. cerevisiae, there are indications that the morphology of the vacuole is variable and correlated with the cell cycle, with logarithmically growing cells having a multilobed, reticulated vacuole, while stationary phase cells contain a single large structure. An organelle lumen that is part of an intracellular organelle. The volume enclosed within the vacuolar membrane. A vacuole that is maintained at an acidic pH and which contains degradative enzymes, including a wide variety of acid hydrolases. The volume enclosed within the vacuolar membrane of a vacuole, the shape of which correlates with cell cycle phase. An example of this structure is found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Any constituent part of a vacuole, a closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: fungal-type vacuole lumen
Acc: GO:0000328
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The volume enclosed within the vacuolar membrane of a vacuole, the shape of which correlates with cell cycle phase. An example of this structure is found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Synonyms:
  • lumen of vacuole with cell cycle-correlated morphology
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0000328 - fungal-type vacuole lumen (interactive image map)
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