cilium-dependent cell motility

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Namecilium-dependent cell motility
IDGO_0060285
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Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0071974

Exact synonym

cilium cell motility, microtubule-based flagellar cell motility

Description

Cell motility due to the motion of one or more eukaryotic cilia. A eukaryotic cilium is a specialized organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface. Each cilium is bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic (plasma) membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored basally in a centriole.

Related synonym

ciliary cell motility

Comment

Note that we deem eukaryotic cilia and microtubule-based flagella to be equivalent.

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