Preferred Name | Elastic Fiber | |
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Definitions |
"An supramolecular fiber that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain." [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, PMID:20236620] |
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ID |
http://www.phoc.org.cn/pmo/class/PMO_00054286 |
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Database_Cross_Reference |
GO:0071953 |
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Definition |
"An supramolecular fiber that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain." [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, PMID:20236620] |
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Gene Annotation |
FBLN1(UniProtKB:P23142) MFAP4(UniProtKB:P55083) FBLN5(UniProtKB:Q9UBX5) ELN(UniProtKB:P15502) |
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label |
Elastic Fiber |
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MCID |
MC04802626 |
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PMOID |
PMO:00054286 |
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prefixIRI |
pmo:PMO_00054286 |
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prefLabel |
Elastic Fiber |
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Synonym |
"elastic fibre" EXACT [GOC:mah] "elastin fiber" EXACT [GOC:BHF] |
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Tree Number |
T10.3.18.4.2.7 T10.3.20.36.9 |
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subClassOf |