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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. The lipid bilayer surrounding the vacuole and separating its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell. 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. The lipid bilayer surrounding a vacuole that retains the same shape regardless of cell cycle phase. The membrane separates its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell. An example of this component is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. The lipid bilayer surrounding an organelle. 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. The lipid bilayer surrounding a protein storage vacuole.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: plant-type vacuole membrane
Acc: GO:0009705
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The lipid bilayer surrounding a vacuole that retains the same shape regardless of cell cycle phase. The membrane separates its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell. An example of this component is found in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Synonyms:
  • tonoplast
  • membrane of vacuole with cell cycle-independent morphology
  • vacuolar membrane
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 44 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 44 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0009705 - plant-type vacuole membrane (interactive image map)
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