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Category:GO:0042716 ! plasma membrane-derived chromatophore
name: plasma membrane-derived chromatophore
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A pigment-bearing structure that is derived from the cytoplasmic membrane, sometimes consisting of simple invaginations and sometimes a complete vesicle. This component is found in certain photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0395825172, PMID:11867431]
comment: Note that this structure is distinct from the chromoplast of plants, which is also sometimes called a chromatophore; it also should not be confused with the specialized pigment-producing cells known as chromatophores, found in fish and amphibian skin.
synonym: "chromatophore vesicle" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0110165 ! cellular anatomical structure
relationship: part_of: GO:0005737 ! cytoplasm
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<GOterm>GO:0042716</GOterm>
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