GO_term: GO:0000325   

GO:0000325	Definition	Plant cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Plant cell 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.
		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. As in, but not restricted to, the flowering plants (Magnoliophyta, ncbi_taxonomy_id:3398).
	Term	vacuole (sensu Streptophyta)
		vacuole (sensu Magnoliophyta)
	Type	Cellular_component
	Child	Instance	GO:0000326
			GO:0042807
		Component (2)
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0005773
	Attributes_of	Index	Ancestor (18)
			Descendent (28)

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