FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term vacuole ID (Ontology) GO:0005773 (Gene Ontology)
Definition 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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      11
Genes (FBgn)  GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT       6
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      11
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 Alleles Genes Constructs
 vacuole (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      11      6     11
     is_active_in | vacuole       --       5       --
     located_in | vacuole       --       1       --
     vacuole | adult stage       3       --       --
     vacuole | adult stage | decreased number       2       --       2
     vacuole | adult stage | increased number      20       --      11
     vacuole | adult stage | male      10       --      10
     vacuole | adult stage | progressive       1       --       --
     vacuole | increased number       6       --       6
     vacuole | larval stage       7       --       3
     vacuole | somatic clone | third instar larval stage       1       --       --
     vacuole | third instar larval stage       2       --       2
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                            intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
                             |__vacuole  378 rec.
                                 |__autophagosome 128 rec.
                                 |   |__amphisome 3 rec.
                                 |__contractile vacuole
                                 |__lytic vacuole 216 rec.
                                 |   |__fungal-type vacuole
                                 |   |__lysosome(+) 215 rec.
                                 |   |__lytic vacuole within protein storage vacuole
                                 |   |__reservosome
                                 |   |__senescence-associated vacuole
                                 |__plant-type vacuole
                                 |   |__central vacuole
                                 |   |__protein storage vacuole
                                 |   |__senescence-associated vacuole
                                 |__post-lysosomal vacuole
                                 |__storage vacuole
                                     |__fungal-type vacuole
                                     |__protein storage vacuole
                                     |__reservosome
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Is a intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
Part of cytoplasm
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  • "vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y" RELATED
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Wikipedia:Vacuole