GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0035840 - old growing cell tip
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0035840
- Name
- old growing cell tip
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- A cell tip which has existed for at least one complete cell cycle, and at which polarized growth occurs. For example, in fission yeast the cell end that existed prior to cell division grows immediately after division, and contains a distinctive complement of proteins including actin cytoskeletal structures.