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Centrosome MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Centrosome
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.750.585.160
A11.284.430.214.190.750.820.500.500
Unique ID
D018385
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018385
Scope Note
An organelle near the nucleus of the cell consisting (in animals and organisms that have CILIA) of two CENTRIOLES, and the surrounding pericentriolar material. It functions as the primary MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER during the eukaryotic CELL CYCLE (https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm2180).
Entry Term(s)
Pericentriolar Material
Pericentriolar Matrix
Pericentriolar Region
Previous Indexing
Centrioles (1982-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/01/25
Revision Date
2023/07/05
Centrosome Preferred
Pericentriolar Region Narrower
Pericentriolar Matrix Narrower
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