| GO term: | GPI anchor biosynthetic process |
| Synonym: | glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis |
| Synonym: | glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process |
| Synonym: | GPI anchor anabolism |
| Synonym: | GPI anchor biosynthesis |
| Synonym: | GPI anchor formation |
| Synonym: | GPI anchor synthesis |
| Synonym: | GPI/GSI anchor biosynthesis |
| Synonym: | GPI/GSI anchor biosynthetic process |
| GO id: | GO:0006506 |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor that attaches some membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. The phosphatidylinositol group is linked via the C-6 hydroxyl residue of inositol to a carbohydrate chain which is itself linked to the protein via an ethanolamine phosphate group, its amino group forming an amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein. Some GPI anchors have variants on this canonical linkage. |
| Number of paths to term: | 128 |
denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship
denotes a 'regulates' relationship
denotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
denotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship