axoneme assembly
The assembly and organization of an axoneme, the bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of cilia (also called flagella) in eukaryotic cells and is responsible for their movements. [ GOC:bf http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0815316194&isbn=1/ GOC:cilia GOC:jl ]
Synonyms: flagellar axoneme assembly, flagellum axoneme assembly, ciliary axoneme assembly, cilium axoneme assembly
Term info
Note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent.
axoneme biogenesis, cilium axoneme biogenesis
GO:0035084, GO:0035083
biological_process
GO:0035082
Term relations
- cellular component assembly
- microtubule bundle formation
- results_in_assembly_of some axoneme
- part of some cilium assembly