Category:GO:0005773 ! vacuole

name: vacuole
namespace: cellular_component
def: "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." [GOC:mtg_sensu, ISBN:0198506732]
subset: goslim_agr
subset: goslim_candida
subset: goslim_chembl
subset: goslim_drosophila
subset: goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon
subset: goslim_flybase_ribbon
subset: goslim_generic
subset: goslim_mouse
subset: goslim_pir
subset: goslim_plant
subset: goslim_plant_ribbon
subset: goslim_yeast
synonym: "vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y" RELATED []
xref: Wikipedia:Vacuole
is_a: GO:0043231 ! intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
relationship: part_of: GO:0005737 ! cytoplasm

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