Reactome | cilium

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accession	0005929
databaseName	GO
dbId	18730
definition	A specialized eukaryotic organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface and of some cytoplasmic parts. Each cilium is largely bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic (plasma) membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored to a basal body.
displayName	cilium
hasPart	[GO_CellularComponent:160238] intraciliary transport particle
instanceOf	[GO_CellularComponent:159959] membrane-bounded organelle [GO_CellularComponent:9005265] plasma membrane bounded cell projection
modified	[InstanceEdit:9983368] Weiser, Joel, 2026-02-22
name	cilium
referenceDatabase	[ReferenceDatabase:1] GO
schemaClass	Compartment
url	https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005929

(instanceOf)	[GO_CellularComponent:173073] motile cilium [GO_CellularComponent:8945151] non-motile cilium
(componentOf)	[GO_CellularComponent:1301276] ciliary plasm [Compartment:2132649] ciliary basal body [Compartment:5263228] ciliary tip [Compartment:5263232] ciliary base [GO_CellularComponent:5263225] ciliary transition fiber [GO_CellularComponent:1301214] ciliary transition zone [Compartment:261122] ciliary membrane

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