FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

glycogen granule

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042587 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Cytoplasmic bead-like structures of animal cells, visible by electron microscope. Each granule is a functional unit with the biosynthesis and catabolism of glycogen being catalyzed by enzymes bound to the granule surface.[ PubMed:12179957 ]

Also Known As

"glycogen particle"

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

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Annotations

Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Alleles (FBal)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Alleles	Constructs
glycogen granule (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
glycogen granule \| adult stage

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cellular_component
 |__cellular anatomical structure___
intracellular anatomical structure  |
 |__cytoplasm_______________________|
cellular anatomical structure       |
 |__cytoplasm_______________________|
                                    glycogen granule  5 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	cellular anatomical structure
Part of	cytoplasm
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"glycogen particle" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	NIF_Subcellular:sao1081228141