cell septum assembly

Term ID

GO:0090529

Synonyms

• cell septum assembly involved in cell cycle cytokinesis

Definition

The assembly and arrangement of a cellular component that is composed of peptidoglycan and often chitin in addition to other materials and usually forms perpendicular to the long axis of a cell or hypha. It grows centripetally from the cell wall to the center of the cell and often functions in the compartmentalization of a cell into two daughter cells.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO