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expand all sections collapse all sections  cellular_component Term "Casparian strip" (GO:0048226)
Term Name Casparian strip
Term Accession GO:0048226
Aspect cellular_component
Synonyms (0) None.
Definition Region of plant cell wall specialised to act as a seal to prevent back leakage of secreted material (analogous to tight junction between epithelial cells). Found particularly where root parenchymal cells secrete solutes into xylem vessels. The barrier is composed of suberin; a fatty substance, containing long chain fatty acids and fatty esters, also found in the cell walls of cork cells (phellem) in higher plants.
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