Term Name: | localization |
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Synonyms: | establishment and maintenance of cellular component location, establishment and maintenance of localization, establishment and maintenance of position, establishment and maintenance of substance location, establishment and maintenance of substrate location, localisation, single organism localization, single-organism localization |
Definition: | Any process in which a cell, a substance, or a cellular entity, such as a protein complex or organelle, is transported, tethered to or otherwise maintained in a specific location. In the case of substances, localization may also be achieved via selective degradation. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051179] QuickGO AmiGO |